Rochester Novices

We begin our first observation by noting that:

The United States is taking a limited Role in post-conflict Libya.  Oil Revenue will be insufficient to stabilize the country. The Risk of destabilization is high.

Los Angeles Times, 2011 (“US, Europe have ruled out key postwar role in Libya”, Sept. 1, Paul Richter, LN)kenJ

Therefore the University of Rochester proposes the following plan:

The United States federal government should substantially increase its democracy assistance for Libya by funding long term electoral infrastructure that retains core electoral administration and retains the registry of voters.

Observation Two is Long Term Elections:

A)      Elections in Libya are coming rapidly. This risks war and fragmentation. The International community is reluctant to create long term process for securing subsequent elections that promote stability. Assistance is critical to prevent the resumption of civil war.

HELGENSEN 2011 (Vidar, 29 Aug, secretary-general of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, “Libya: A Time for Patience”, http://www.opendemocracy.net/vidar-helgesen/libya-time-for-patience)krj

B)      Lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan make the US well suited to providing long-term election assistance in Libya. Failure to provide US assistance will unleash future wars

C)      Building Long-Term Electoral Infrastructure is routinely neglected. A few simple steps will help ensure post-conflict stability.

KUMAR 2000 (Krishna, “International Assistance for Post Conflict Elections, in Democracy Assistance, ed. Burnell, pg. 206-7)ken

Advantage: Responsibility to Protect

A) In response to the genocide in Rwanda, the UN approved a doctrine called responsibility to protect, which – if implemented – will dramatically transform the international system

FEINSTEIN 2007 (Acc 6-25-07) http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/DarfurCSR22.pdf Darfur and Beyond What Is Needed to Prevent Mass Atrocities Lee Feinstein CSR NO. 22,  JANUARY 2007 COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

B)Stabilizing Libya key to legitimizing Responsibility to Protect Doctrine

North by Northwestern, 2011 (http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2011/04/101987/libya-presents-test-case-for-humanitarian-intervention/)krj

c)       An international human rights framework is critical to prevent systematic exploitation that culminates in extinction

Copelon, 1998/1999 (Rhonda - professor of law and director of the International Women’s Human Rights Law Clinic, 3 N.Y. CityL. Rev. 59, p. lexis)

d)       A robust intellectual frame of resistance to mass slaughter is imperative.

KETELS 1996 (Ketels, Associate Professor of English at Temple University, 1996 [Violet B., The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science, November, p. l/n]

e)       R2P creates an early intervention mechanism that will prevent massive wars and sanctions while detering genocides.

CLOUGH 2005 (Clough – African Advocacy Dir, Human Rights Watch – 2005 (Acc 6-25-07) http://hrw.org/wr2k5/darfur/5.htm Darfur: Whose Responsibility to Protect? by Michael Clough* Michael Clough is currently serving as Africa advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. Africa Division colleagues Georgette Gagnon, Leslie Lefkow, and Jemera Rone contributed to the preparation of this

f)        We have a moral obligation to prevent genocide --it’s the ultimate impact.

O’Donnell 03 [Michael J., Attorney-Advisor at U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights] “Genocide, the United Nations, and the Death of Absolute Rights”. Boston College Third World Law Journal.

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