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082 0 4 _a341.4/8
100 1 _aAdams, Simon,
_d1968-
245 1 0 _aMass atrocities, the responsibility to protect and the future of human rights :
_b'if not now, when?' /
_cSimon Adams.
260 _aUnited Kingdom:
_bTaylor & Francis Group,
_c2021.
300 _aix, 143 pages ;
_c24 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [134-135) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aResponsibility to protect (International law)
650 0 _aAtrocities
_xLaw and legislation.
650 0 _aHuman rights.
650 7 _aAtrocities
_xLaw and legislation.
650 7 _aHuman rights.
650 7 _aResponsibility to protect (International law)
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