Consent in peacekeeping
By: Timothy Passmore, Johannes Karreth, Jaroslav Tir
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In September 2007, amid widespread armed attacks by rebel groups against civilians in eastern
Chad and the Central African Republic, the UN Security Council approved the establishment
of a peacekeeping mission, MINURCAT, aimed at curbing the violence and strengthening the
rule of law. Significant UN resources were directed toward the mission, including an author-
ized strength of over 6000 uniformed and civilian personnel, and total estimated expenses
amounting to $1.39 billion (UN Department of Peace Operations n.d.). Yet, after less than
three years, the government of Chad indicated its desire for the UN to completely withdraw,
which was completed by the end of 2010. From the perspective of the UN and the international
community, the mission was considered a failure, where only limited successes were achieved
in carrying out the operational mandate. From the outset, the government of Chad had agreed
to the mission only reluctantly and subsequently sought to restrict the capacity of the mission
to deliver peace. This resulted in both a mission devoid of a political mandate that would be
essential to procuring a resolution to the conflict, as well as a host state highly resistant to the
mission’s presence (Johnstone 2011, p. 171)....