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The responsibility to protect ending mass atrocity crimes once and for all

Title
The responsibility to protect [electronic resource] : ending mass atrocity crimes once and for all / Gareth Evans.
Author
Evans, Gareth J., 1944-
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2008.

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Description
1 online resource (xvi, 349 p.) : ill.
Summary
"Explains Responsibility to Protect (R2P), a new international norm to protect the peoples of the world. With real-world examples, current events analysis, and assessments from personal experience, shows how R2P is better equipped to end mass atrocity crimes than is "the right to intervene" or other "humanitarian intervention" doctrines"--Provided by publisher.
Uniform Title
Responsibility to protect (Online)
Alternative Title
Responsibility to protect (Online)
Subject
  • Atrocities > Prevention
  • Genocide > Prevention
  • Responsibility to protect (International law)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The problem : the recurring nightmare of mass atrocities -- The solution : from "the right to intervene" to "the responsibility to protect" -- The scope and limits of the responsibility to protect -- Before the crisis : the responsibility to prevent -- During the crisis : the responsibility to react -- Responding to crises : when is it right to fight? -- After the crisis : the responsibility to rebuild -- Institutional preparedness : the actors.
LCCN
2008033229
OCLC
ssj0000236863
Author
Evans, Gareth J., 1944-
Title
The responsibility to protect [electronic resource] : ending mass atrocity crimes once and for all / Gareth Evans.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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