Bieńczyk-Missala, Agnieszka,
Preventing mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes / Angieszka Bieńczyk-Missala ; translated by Joanna Torzewska and James Richards. - 1 online resource (241 pages) - Studies in politics, security and society, volume 42 2199-028X ; . - Studies in politics, security and society ; v.42. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The book presents capacity of states and international institutions in preventing mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes. The preventive international instruments, such as early warning, diplomacy, as well as legal, economic and military measures are included. Cases studies involve Chechnya, Rwanda, Côte d'Ivoire and Libya. The problem of preventing mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes is one of the key issues in international relations. The book presents the capacity of the international community in the field. The available instruments of early warning, preventive diplomacy as well as legal, economic, and military measures of prevention are included. Cases of Chechnya, Rwanda, Côte d''Ivoire and Libya allowed the analysis of international engagement in typical situations involving mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes related to self-determination, ethnic tensions, power struggles and attempts to overthrow a dictatorship. They show that although the international community has significantly increased its capacity to prevent, it has not created a coherent system of prevention. --
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
9783631868102 3631868103
Human rights.
Atrocities--Prevention.
Human rights advocacy.
Electronic books.
JC571 / .B54 2021
Preventing mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes / Angieszka Bieńczyk-Missala ; translated by Joanna Torzewska and James Richards. - 1 online resource (241 pages) - Studies in politics, security and society, volume 42 2199-028X ; . - Studies in politics, security and society ; v.42. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The book presents capacity of states and international institutions in preventing mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes. The preventive international instruments, such as early warning, diplomacy, as well as legal, economic and military measures are included. Cases studies involve Chechnya, Rwanda, Côte d'Ivoire and Libya. The problem of preventing mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes is one of the key issues in international relations. The book presents the capacity of the international community in the field. The available instruments of early warning, preventive diplomacy as well as legal, economic, and military measures of prevention are included. Cases of Chechnya, Rwanda, Côte d''Ivoire and Libya allowed the analysis of international engagement in typical situations involving mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes related to self-determination, ethnic tensions, power struggles and attempts to overthrow a dictatorship. They show that although the international community has significantly increased its capacity to prevent, it has not created a coherent system of prevention. --
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
9783631868102 3631868103
Human rights.
Atrocities--Prevention.
Human rights advocacy.
Electronic books.
JC571 / .B54 2021