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International sentencing in the context of collective violence [PDF]

, 2007
This article evaluates some of the theoretical and practical arguments which suggest that the potential for international trial justice to make a significant contribution towards reconciliation and peace following mass atrocity is limited. Conversely, it
Henham, R
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Freedom From Torture in the "War on Terror": Is it Absolute? [PDF]

, 2011
Freedom from torture is regarded as “absolute,” meaning that a state cannot infringe the right for purposes which would seem legitimate such as the protection of national security.
Turner, Ian David
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Is a European Practice of Mass Atrocity Prevention Emerging? The European Union, Responsibility to Protect and the 2011 Libya Crisis

Politics and Governance, 2015
Observers have classified the European Union (EU) as reluctant in its implementation of the “Responsibility to Protect” (R2P) (Task Force on the EU Prevention of Mass Atrocities, 2013). This contribution revisits that argument by employing a more nuanced
Chiara De Franco, Annemarie Peen Rodt
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Excesses of responsibility: the limits of law and the possibilities of politics [PDF]

, 2011
Since 1945 responsibility for atrocity has been individualized, and international tribunals and courts have been given effective jurisdiction over it.
Ainley, Kirsten
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Why the United Nations Underperforms at Preventing Mass Atrocities

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal, 2018
If the United Nations always succeeded or never succeeded in preventing atrocity crimes, then there would be no point in trying to improve its performance. Instead, its track record has been remarkably uneven.
Edward C. Luck
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Proving Genocide? Forensic Expertise and the ICTY [PDF]

, 2008
This article works towards developing a theoretical framework outlining the premises and parameters under which forensic experts operate during various stages of international criminal investigations and the presentation of expert witness testimony in ...
Klinkner, Melanie Josefine
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Genocide in the Lachin corridor? An investigation into the frameworks and conditions of atrocity crimes

Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies
The Azerbaijani blockade of the Lachin corridor isolated 120,000 ethnic Armenians, including 30,000 children, living in Nagorno-Karabakh. For nine months, the region experienced shortages of water, electricity, medicine, and food.
Sophia King
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Narrative Strategies of Post-Genocide Argentine Filmmaking: the decade of the 1980s [PDF]

, 2013
This work is part of a broader study. This article analyzes Argentine films about the genocide perpetrated by the country’s last military dictatorship (1976-1983).
Zylberman, Lior Alejandro
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Understanding Mass Atrocity Prevention during Periods of Democratic Transition

Politics and Governance, 2015
The purpose of this article is to provide a better understanding of why some countries experience mass atrocities during periods of democratic transition, while others do not.
Stephen McLoughlin
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Operationalizing Obligations to Prevent Mass Atrocities: Proposing Atrocity Impact Assessments as Due Diligence Best Practice

Journal of Human Rights Practice, 2022
AbstractAlthough there is wide agreement that there are jus cogens prohibitions against the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, there is significantly less clarity regarding obligations to prevent such atrocities. This paper explores the existing prevention framework and is intended to speak to those States that seek to take
Federica D’Alessandra, Shannon Raj Singh   +1 more
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