Research Catalog

Title

Mass atrocity crimes : preventing future outrages / Robert I. Rotberg, editor.

Publication

Cambridge, Mass. : World Peace Foundation : Harvard Kennedy School Program on Intrastate Conflict ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2010.

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Additional Authors

• Rotberg, Robert I.
• World Peace Foundation.
• John F. Kennedy School of Government. Program on Intrastate Conflict.

Description

viii, 255 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm

Summary

"What can be done to combat genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other crimes against humanity? Why aren't current measures more effective? Is there hope for the future? These and other pressing questions surrounding human security are addressed head-on in this provocative and all-too-timely book. Millions of people, particularly in Africa, face daily the prospect of death at the hands of state or state-linked forces. Although officially both the United Nations and the African Union have adopted 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P) principles, atrocities continue. The tenets of R2P, recently cited in a UN Outcomes Document, make it clear that states have a primary responsibility to protect their citizens from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. When states cannot--or will not--protect their citizens, however, the international community must step into the breach.Why have efforts to stop horrific state-sanctioned crimes seen only limited success, despite widespread support of R2P? As this enlightening volume explains and illustrates, converting a norm into effective preventive measures remains difficult. The contributors examine the legal framework to inhibit war crimes, use of the emerging R2P norm, the role of the International Criminal Court, and new technologically sophisticated methods to gather early warnings of likely atrocity outbreaks. Together they show how mass atrocities may be anticipated, how they may be prevented, and when necessary, how they may be prosecuted"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Genocide > Prevention
• Crimes against humanity > Prevention
• Atrocities > Prevention

Note

• Sponsored by the World Peace Foundation and the Harvard Kennedy School Program on Intrastate Conflict.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Deterring mass atrocity crimes : the cause of our era / Robert I. Rotberg -- Old crimes, new paradigms : preventing mass atrocity crimes / Dan Kuwali -- The role of the International Criminal Court / Richard J. Goldstone -- Understanding crimes against humanity in West Africa : giving the people what they want / David M. Crane -- The responsibility to protect : preventing and halting crimes against humanity / Don Hubert -- Building a norm : the responsibility to protect experience / Edward C. Luck -- Acting against atrocities : a strategy for supporters of R2P / Claire Applegarth and Andrew Block -- From prevention to response : using military force to oppose mass atrocities / Sarah Sewall -- Social networks and technology in the prevention of crimes against humanity / Sarah E. Kreps -- The use of patterns in crisis mapping to combat mass atrocity crimes / Jennifer Leaning -- Monitoring African governments' domestic media to predict and prevent mass atrocities : opportunities and obstacles / Frank Chalk.

Call Number

JFE 14-2837

ISBN

• 9780815704713 (pbk.)
• 0815704712 (pbk.)

LCCN

2010013690

OCLC

606053829

Title

Mass atrocity crimes : preventing future outrages / Robert I. Rotberg, editor.

Imprint

Cambridge, Mass. : World Peace Foundation : Harvard Kennedy School Program on Intrastate Conflict ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2010.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Rotberg, Robert I.

World Peace Foundation.

John F. Kennedy School of Government. Program on Intrastate Conflict.

Research Call Number

JFE 14-2837