Mass atrocities, the responsibility to protect and the future of human rights : 'if not now, when?' / Simon Adams.

By:

Adams, Simon, 1968-

Material type: Text

TextOriginal language: English Publication details: United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.Description: ix, 143 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780367551285

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DDC classification:

341.4/8

Contents:

Introduction: It wasn't supposed to be this way -- 1. Why humans commit atrocities and how societies can change -- 2. Regime change in Libya -- 3. Moments on the margins of Syria's civil war -- 4. Terrorism, genocide and the Islamic State -- 5. Climate change and mass atrocities -- 6. The fate of the Rohingya and the future of human rights -- 7. Conclusion: The mass graves that were not dug.

Summary: This book ambitiously weaves together history and politics to explain all of the major situations where mass atrocities have occurred, or been prevented, over the 15 years since the 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P) was adopted at the 2005 UN World Summit--back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BE	Resource Centre	341.4 ADA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		BE1252

Includes bibliographical references (pages [134-135) and index.

This book ambitiously weaves together history and politics to explain all of the major situations where mass atrocities have occurred, or been prevented, over the 15 years since the 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P) was adopted at the 2005 UN World Summit--back cover.

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