In fact, however tainted it may be, R2P is certainly not to judge by acarefulreading of its history a mere ploy by rich and powerful countries to poke their noses into the affairs of small nations.
In a narrow, carefulreading of English statutes, Lord Bingham concluded that General Pinochet enjoys criminal immunity for all actions carried out in his role as head of state even the ordering of others to commit large-scale murder, torture and hostage-taking.