Atrocity crimes and international law : responsibility to protect, intercession, and non-forceful responses / Stacey Henderson.

By:

Henderson, Stacey (Stacey Lee)

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge research in the Law of Armed ConflictPublication details: London New York Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group ; 2023.Description: viii, 171 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9781032116495

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

341.4/8

Contents:

A shield for delinquent states -- Intercession as a conceptual tool to examine state practice -- The use of diplomatic measures to respond to atrocity crimes -- Economic sanctions : the practice of the United Nations, regional organisations, and states -- Restriction of means to commit atrocities -- Provision of assistance to opposition groups -- R2P : more than empty rhetoric.

Summary: "Despite repeated declarations of 'never again' in response to the commission of atrocities, civilians have continued to be targeted by their leaders and opposition groups. The international law principles of sovereignty and non-intervention, when taken at their highest, require States to stand idle and not intervene in another State regardless of what atrocities may be occurring there. This traditional legal view is being challenged by an emerging practice of States choosing to respond in non-forceful ways, inspired by the concept of the Responsibility to Protect. Drawing on Responsibility to Protect (R2P), this book introduces and develops an original conceptual tool - intercession - to capture and explain this change in State practice and the impact of R2P on the development of international law. Through a close examination of State practice, the work explores whether there has been an expansion in the permissible measures and situations in which States can intervene, without using force, in response to atrocity crimes occurring in other States. This book concludes that the development of the secondary duty on the international community under R2P provides the greatest opportunity to progress the R2P framework in a meaningful way, which will have a significant impact on the protection of populations from atrocity crimes. The book will be essential reading for students, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of International Law, International Relations, Humanitarian Law, and Peace and Security Studies"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BE	Resource Centre	ECCC Collection	341.4 HEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		BE1231

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Adelaide, 2018) issued under title: Permission to intercede or sovereignty supreme? : the influence of R2P on non- forceful responses to atrocity crimes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Despite repeated declarations of 'never again' in response to the commission of atrocities, civilians have continued to be targeted by their leaders and opposition groups. The international law principles of sovereignty and non-intervention, when taken at their highest, require States to stand idle and not intervene in another State regardless of what atrocities may be occurring there. This traditional legal view is being challenged by an emerging practice of States choosing to respond in non-forceful ways, inspired by the concept of the Responsibility to Protect. Drawing on Responsibility to Protect (R2P), this book introduces and develops an original conceptual tool - intercession - to capture and explain this change in State practice and the impact of R2P on the development of international law. Through a close examination of State practice, the work explores whether there has been an expansion in the permissible measures and situations in which States can intervene, without using force, in response to atrocity crimes occurring in other States. This book concludes that the development of the secondary duty on the international community under R2P provides the greatest opportunity to progress the R2P framework in a meaningful way, which will have a significant impact on the protection of populations from atrocity crimes. The book will be essential reading for students, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of International Law, International Relations, Humanitarian Law, and Peace and Security Studies"--

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