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Use Of Force In Humanitarian Crises: Addressing The Limitations Of U.N. Security Council Authorization, Paul Williams, Sophie Pearlman Jan 2019

Use Of Force In Humanitarian Crises: Addressing The Limitations Of U.N. Security Council Authorization, Paul Williams, Sophie Pearlman

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The original 2001 United Nations (UN) codification of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) granted the UN Security Council exclusive control over authorizing use of force in sovereign states. Unfortunately, as demonstrated over the past 20 years, the need for humanitarian intervention has not changed and the use of force in the name of humanitarian intervention has not always occurred even when the need for such intervention was dire. When the UN Security Council is deadlocked, and a humanitarian crisis is at hand, it is necessary to have a means of using low-intensity military force to prevent mass atrocity crimes. In …


State-Enabled Crimes, Rebecca Hamilton Jan 2016

State-Enabled Crimes, Rebecca Hamilton

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International crimes are committed by individuals, but many – from genocide in Rwanda to torture at Abu Ghraib – would not have occurred without the integral role played by the State. This dual contribution, of individual and State, is intrinsic to the commission of what I term “State-Enabled Crimes.” Viewing international adjudication through the rubric of State-Enabled Crimes highlights a feature of the international judicial architecture that is typically taken for granted: its bifurcated structure. Notwithstanding the deep interrelationship between individual and State in the commission of State-Enabled Crimes, the international legal system adjudicates the responsibility of each under two …


Symposium 2008: The United Nations Genocide Convention: A 60th Anniversary Commemoration: Keynote Address, Juan E. Mendez Jan 2008

Symposium 2008: The United Nations Genocide Convention: A 60th Anniversary Commemoration: Keynote Address, Juan E. Mendez

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Preventing, Implementing And Enforcing International Humanitarian Law, Juan E. Mendez Jan 2008

Preventing, Implementing And Enforcing International Humanitarian Law, Juan E. Mendez

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Humanitarian Intervention: The New Missing Link In The Fight To Prevent Crimes Against Humanity And Genocide, Paul Williams Jan 2007

Humanitarian Intervention: The New Missing Link In The Fight To Prevent Crimes Against Humanity And Genocide, Paul Williams

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Inter-American System, Claudia Martin Jan 2004

Inter-American System, Claudia Martin

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The Inter-American Human Rights System: Activities From Late 2000 Through October 2002, Richard J. Wilson Jan 2003

The Inter-American Human Rights System: Activities From Late 2000 Through October 2002, Richard J. Wilson

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Reconciling Amnesties With Universal Jurisdiction - A Reply To Mr. Phenyo Keiseng Rakate, Juan E. Mendez, Garth Meintjes Jan 2001

Reconciling Amnesties With Universal Jurisdiction - A Reply To Mr. Phenyo Keiseng Rakate, Juan E. Mendez, Garth Meintjes

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Redirecting The Debate Over Trafficking In Women: Definitions, Paradigms, And Contexts, Janie Chuang Jan 1998

Redirecting The Debate Over Trafficking In Women: Definitions, Paradigms, And Contexts, Janie Chuang

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Swapping Amnesty For Peace And The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Diane Orentlicher Jan 1997

Swapping Amnesty For Peace And The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Diane Orentlicher

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Addressing Gross Human Rights Abuses: Punishment And Victim Compensation, Diane Orentlicher Jan 1994

Addressing Gross Human Rights Abuses: Punishment And Victim Compensation, Diane Orentlicher

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Settling Accounts: The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Violations Of A Prior Regime, Diane Orentlicher Jan 1991

Settling Accounts: The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Violations Of A Prior Regime, Diane Orentlicher

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