1st Edition
Impediments to the Prevention and Intervention of Genocide
By Samuel Totten
Copyright 2013
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Academics, NGOs, the United Nations, and individual nations are focused on the prevention and intervention of genocide. Traditionally, missions to prevent or intervene in genocide have been sporadic and under-resourced. The contributors to this volume consider some of the major stumbling blocks to the avoidance of genocide. Bartrop and Totten argue that realpolitik is the major impediment to... Read more
Preface—Why No One Came?, Introduction, 1. Realpolitik: The Major Impediment to the Prevention and Intervention of Genocide, 2. Lack of Political Will, 3. Denial of Ongoing Atrocities as a Rationale for Not Attempting to Prevent or Intervene, 4. The Wording and Interpretation of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: An Ongoing Impediment, 5. Data Limitations as an Impediment to Genocide Intervention, 6. Aspects and Components of the United Nations That Constitute Impediments to the Prevention and Intervention of Genocide, 7. The Impact of the Media on Genocide Intervention: A Prod, an Impediment, or Both?, 8. The International Arms Trade and the Prevention of Genocide: The Law and Practice of Arming Genocidal Governments, 9. Do Criminal Trials Prevent Genocide? A Critical Analysis, 10. “Paved with Good Intentions”: Attempts to Design Mechanisms to Prevent Genocide in the Twenty-First Century and Why They Have Not Succeeded, List of Contributors, Index
Biography
Samuel Totten
