Responding to mass atrocities in Africa : (Record no. 14293)
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| fixed length control field | 02908cam a2200217 i 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780429054938 |
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| ISBN | 9781032161570 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | KZ4082 .L38 2022 |
| Item number | 2 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Lau, Raymond Kwun-Sun, |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Responding to mass atrocities in Africa : |
| Remainder of title | protection first and justice later / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Raymond Kwun-Sun Lau. |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | London ; New York, NY : |
| Name of publisher | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, |
| Year of publication or production | 2022. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xii,245 pages |
| SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Routledge studies in African development |
| GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Queensland, 2012) issued under title: Responding to mass atrocities : the responsibility to protect and the responsibility to punish. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- Protection of civilians and the Responsibility to Protect -- International Criminal Justice and the Responsibility to Punish -- Protection and Punishment in responding to mass atrocities -- Northern Uganda -- Darfur -- Kenya -- Conclusion. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "This book explores the relationship between the Responsibility to protect (R2P) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), challenging the assumption that they are always mutually reinforcing or complementary, and examining instead the many tensions which arise between the immediate imperative of saving lives, and the more long-term prospect of punishing perpetrators and preventing future conflicts through deterrence. Around the world, audiences in the mid-1990s watched the mass atrocities unfolding in Rwanda and Srebrenica in horror and disbelief. Emerging from these disasters came an international commitment to safeguard and protect vulnerable communities, as laid out in the R2P principle, and an international responsibility to punish perpetrators, with the establishment of the ICC. The book provides context-independent proposals for resolving contradictions between the two principles, suggesting that focusing on timing and sequencing in invoking international R2P and ICC actions could facilitate the easing of tensions. Drawing on examples from Uganda, Kenya, and Darfur, the book applies International Relations concepts and theories in order to deepen our understanding of international responses to mass atrocities. Ultimately the book concludes that a 'protection first, justice later' sequence approach is necessary for managing the tension and facilitating more effective and consistent international responses. This book makes an important contribution to discussions and debates surrounding international responses to genocide and mass atrocities. It will be of special interest to scholars, students and policymakers in International Relations, Global Governance, African Studies, International Development, Human Rights and International Criminal Law"-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Responsibility to protect (International law) |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Genocide (International law) |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Genocide |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 11/08/2024 | KZ4082 .L38 2022 | 0194717 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 11/08/2024 | KZ4082 .L38 2022 | 0194716 | Books |