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The concept of “triggers” enjoys wide usage in the atrocity prevention policymaking community. However, the concept has received limited academic analysis.
Scott Straus
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The Prosecutor v. Vojislav Šešelj: A Symptom of the Fragmented International Criminalisation of Hate and Fear Propaganda [PDF]
In 2016, the icty Trial Chamber found one of the greatest hate and fear propagandists of the Yugoslav wars, Dr Vojislav Šešelj, not guilty on all counts of the indictment.
Badar, Mohamed, Florijančič, Polona
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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 +1 more
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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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The responsibility to protect human rights and the RtoP: prospective and retrospective responsibility [PDF]
This article argues that -- contrary to the way that it is often framed -- the first pillar of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) is not best understood as an instantiation of a broader international responsibility to protect human rights. Firstly, the
Karp, David Jason
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ASEAN member states represent a region that has experienced a dramatic reduction in mass atrocity crimes in the last forty years. Scholars have identified three structural explanations for this reduction: the decrease in the use of mass atrocities as a ...
David A. Frank
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Preventing Mass Human-Rights Violations and Atrocity Crimes [PDF]
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.
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The twentieth century has been labelled the 'century of genocide', and according to estimates, more than 250 million civilians were victims of genocide and mass atrocities during this period.
Mayersen, Deborah, Pohlman, Annie
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International sentencing in the context of collective violence [PDF]
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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Germany’s Politics and Bureaucracy for Preventing Atrocities
As of June 2017, this is official German government policy, adopted by the federal cabinet as the highest executive organ in its “Guidelines on Preventing Crises, Resolving Conflicts, Building Peace.” Compared to earlier policy documents, the ambition ...
Sarah Brockmeier, Philipp Rotmann
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