| Description |
1 online resource (x, 294 pages) |
| Series |
Genocide : a critical bibliographic review ; v. 9 |
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Genocide ; v. 9.
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| Contents |
Preface: why no one came / by Major Brent Beardsley, retired -- Introduction / by Samuel Totten -- Realpolitik: the major impediment to the prevention and intervention of genocide / by Paul R. Bartrop and Samuel Totten -- Lack of political will / by Kenneth Campbell -- Denial of ongoing atrocities as a rationale for not attempting to prevent or intervene / by Henry Theriault -- The wording and interpretation of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: an ongoing impediment / Samuel Totten -- Data limitations as an impediment to genocide intervention / by Cyanne E. Loyle and Christian Davenport -- Aspects and components of the United Nations that constitute impediments to the prevention and intervention of genocide / by Samuel Totten -- The impact of the media on genocide intervention: a prod, an impediment or both? / by Isabelle Macgregor -- The international arms trade and the prevention of genocide: the law and practice of arming genocidal governments / by Hannibal Travis -- Do criminal trials prevent genocide? A critical analysis / by Maureen S. Hiebert -- "Paved with good intentions": attempts to design mechanisms to prevent genocide in the twenty first century and why they have not succeeded / by Herbert Hirsch |
| Summary |
& lt;p & gt;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. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Bartrop and Totten argue that & lt;em & gt;realpolitik & lt;/em & gt; is the & lt;em & gt; & lt;/em & gt;major impediment to the elimination of genocide. Campbell examines the lack of political will to confront genocide, and Theriault describes how denial becomes an obstacle to intervention against genocide. Loyle and Davenport discuss how intervention is impeded by a lack of reliable data on genocide violence, and Macgregor presents an overview of the influence of the media. Totten examines how the UN Convention on Genocide actually impedes anti-genocide efforts; and how the institutional configuration of the UN is itself often a stumbling .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948 December 9) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50072872
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948 December 9) fast |
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Genocide -- Prevention -- International cooperation
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Genocide intervention -- Political aspects
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Genocide (International law)
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TRUE CRIME -- General.
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Genocide (International law)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Totten, Samuel
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| ISBN |
9781412848930 |
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1412848938 |
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