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| Title | A Human Security Doctrine for Europe: The Barcelona Report of the Study Group Europe's Security Capabilities |
| Author(s) | No Named Author; |
| Description | The report proposes a 'Human Security Doctrine' for Europe. Human security refers to freedom for individuals from basic insecurities caused by gross human rights violations. The doctrine comprises three elements: 1. A set of seven principles for operations in situations of severe insecurity that apply to both ends and means. 2. A 'Human Security Response Force', composed of 15,000 men and women, of whom at least one third would be civilian (police, human rights monitors, development and humanitarian specialists, administrators, etc.). The Force would be drawn from dedicated troops and civilian capabilities already made available by member states as well as a proposed 'Human Security Volunteer Service'. 3. A new legal framework to govern both the decision to intervene and operations on the ground. The report proposes that the Human Security Response Force would be under the direction of the new Foreign Minister of Europe, appointed under the Constitution agreed in Dublin in June 2004. The report proposes measures to increase democratic control of security policy and to improve accountability to the local population as well as methods of financing. |
| Year | 2004 |
| URL Link | http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/Publications/HumanSecurityDoctrine.pdf |
| Accessed Date | 6 October 2004 |
| Place of Publication | Barcelona |
| Publisher | Study Group on Europe's Security Capabilities |
| Keywords | Human Security; Human Rights; Intervention; Multinational forces; |
| Keywords | European Union ; |