Six Criteria for Military Intervention: Right Authority

... legitimate and has broad support from the international community. The United Nations Security Council is the only international body that should represent the world’s... ... mass atrocities. Russia and China, for example, do in theory support the norm of the responsibility to protect, but in practice have historically advocated a non-interference... ... civilians are not protected by their own government. Russia and China’s veto on Syria places the UN Security Council in a deadlock, paralyzing any legitimate actions...