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Rights And Responsibilities: What Are The Prospects For The Responsibility To Protect In The International/Transnational Arena?, Carolyn Helen Filteau Apr 2014

Rights And Responsibilities: What Are The Prospects For The Responsibility To Protect In The International/Transnational Arena?, Carolyn Helen Filteau

PhD Dissertations

The dissertation involves a study of the emerging international norm of ‘The Responsibility to Protect’ which states that citizens must be protected in cases of human atrocities, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and genocide where states have failed or are unable to do so. According to the work of the International Commission on the Responsibility to Protect (ICISS), this response can and should span a continuum involving prevention, a response to the violence, when and if necessary, and ultimately rebuilding shattered societies. The most controversial aspect, however, is that of forceful intervention and much of the thesis focuses on this aspect. …


The International Human Rights Treaty System: Impact At The Domestic And International Levels, Navi Pillay Jan 2014

The International Human Rights Treaty System: Impact At The Domestic And International Levels, Navi Pillay

Human Rights Brief

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The International Human Rights Treaty System: Impact At The Domestic And International Levels, Claudio Grossman Jan 2014

The International Human Rights Treaty System: Impact At The Domestic And International Levels, Claudio Grossman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.