The Dilemma between Human Security and State Sovereignty in the light of Arab revolutions in MENA: Libya as a case study

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1 Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University

2 Professor of Political Science and International Law - Faculty of Economics and Political Science - Cairo University

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In 1994, the international community adopted the concept of human security to protect the security of individuals by exalting the value of human security over the traditional security concept, depending on two dimensions: freedom from fear and freedom from want. By time, the concept of state sovereignty began to diminish for many reasons that appeared on the political arena. By studying the reasons that led to the weakness of state sovereignty, we find that they are closely related to human security concept. Therefore, it became necessary to study the impact of human security on the state sovereignty, especially after the using of R2P in Libya to protect the human security of citizens, which caused the failure of the state and the weakness of its sovereignty. By studying the consequences of the military intervention in Libya, it becomes clear that the sovereignty of the state is the first pillar to protect the security of citizens, especially in peoples of a tribal nature, in which the absence of state authority may lead to civil wars that are difficult to control.

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