Publications by Gerrit Kurtz

• Journal article 05 Nov 2015

  Protection in Peril: Counterterrorism Discourse and International Engagement in Sri Lanka in 2009

  By Gerrit Kurtz, J. Madhan Mohan
  Introduction The final phase of the war in Sri Lanka is often framed in stark geopolitical terms. The Sri Lankan government defeated the rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) with a broad military offensive that resulted in a large number of civilian casualties, ending the 26-year…
• Journal article 05 Nov 2015

  The Evolution of Norms of Protection

  By Gerrit Kurtz, Philipp Rotmann
  Major Powers Debate the Responsibility to Protect Introduction In 2015, the world marked the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Charter and the 10th anniversary of the world’s political endorsement of a responsibility to protect populations from genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and…
• Article 05 Nov 2015

  International Responsibility as Solidarity

  By Gerrit Kurtz
  The Impact of the World Summit Negotiations on the R2P Trajectory Introduction Proponents of the responsibility to protect (R2P) populations from mass atrocities have hailed the concept's collective endorsement at the 2005 World Summit, a gathering of heads of state and government for UN reform, as…
• Journal article 01 Sep 2014

  Emerging Norm and Rhetorical Tool: Europe and a Responsibility to Protect

  By Sarah Brockmeier, Gerrit Kurtz, Julian Junk
• Journal article 01 Sep 2014

  Singing the Tune of Sovereignty? India and the Responsibility to Protect

  By Gerrit Kurtz, Jaganathan Madhan Mohan
• Journal article 31 Aug 2014

  Introduction: Major Powers and the Contested Evolution of a Responsibility to Protect

  By Philipp Rotmann, Gerrit Kurtz, Sarah Brockmeier
• Commentary 19 Apr 2014

  Bridging the Narratives in Sri Lanka

  By Gerrit Kurtz
  In the hot plains of the Vanni, a larger-than-life stone soldier emerges out of a block of concrete, an AK-47 in one hand and the Sri Lankan flag in the other. Hardly visible from the ground, a dove sits on the machine gun. This is a “victory memorial” created by the Army after the end of the…
• Article 24 Apr 2013

  An der Verantwortung gescheitert?

  By Gerrit Kurtz