http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20170314-153313 https://verfassungsblog.de/responsibility-to-protect-a-political-science-perspective-on-the-international-law-section-of-the-coalition-agreement/ Responsibility to Protect: A political science perspective on the international law section of the coalition agreement Gholiagha, Sassan Wiener, Antje ger 2013-12-09 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 This contribution casts a view from political science on the coalition agreement between CDU, CSU, and SPD and its aim to expand international law norms, especially with a view to implement the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). The coalition agreement states: “A further development of international law should make a contribution so as to enable the United Nations to make a more effective contribution for the enforcement for freedom and human rights. The concept of the Responsibility to Protect requires further development with a view to implementation in accordance with international law. The prevention pillar of the R2P should be strengthened internationally”. Three questions arise. First: How would the envisaged further development of R2P look like? Second: How would the thus developed R2P be implemented in accordance with international law? Third: Would the implementation based on international law really help in any way?