«պաշտպանելու Պարտականություն» Սկզբունքիկիրառելիության Սահմաններն Արցախում/the Limits of Applying the Responsibility to Protect (R2p)principle in the Context of Artsakh

The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is one of the most important principles ininternational law, aimed at preventing mass violations of human rights, such as genocide,war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. The principle was adopted bythe international community as a mechanism for preventing humanitarian disasters andensuring protection for victims of violence.The aim of this article is to analyze the applicability of the R2P principle in thecontext of the Nagorno-Karabakh case from the perspective of international law andpolitical practice.The scholarly novelty of the research lies in the fact that the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is examined not only in terms of the legal grounds for invoking R2P, but alsowithin the broader context of political factors that contribute to the highly selectiveapplication of this doctrine.This article is based on the analysis of normative acts (including UN documents),doctrinal sources, reports by international human rights organizations, and comparativecase studies in which the R2P principle was either applied or not applied (e.g., Libya,Syria, Rwanda, etc.).Accordingly, the central question of this study is whether the internationalcommunity had the legal mechanisms to apply the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)principle in the case of Nagorno-Karabakh. In conducting this research, the authors applied both general scientific methods(analysis, historical approach) and specific methods such as comparative legal analysis.The main conclusion of the study is that the case of Artsakh highlights the selectiveapplication and political dependency of the “Responsibility to Protect” (R2P) principle,which calls into question its effectiveness as a universal mechanism for preventinghumanitarian catastrophes. At the same time, it represents an important experience thatmay serve as a basis for revising this principle and developing more flexible andindependent instruments in the future.