The United Nations and Genocide

The United Nations and Genocide
ISBN-10
1349694819
ISBN-13
9781349694815
Category
Political Science
Pages
262
Language
English
Published
2018-05-15
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Author
Deborah Mayersen

Description

The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was the first human rights treaty adopted by the United Nations, reflecting the global commitment to 'never again' in the wake of the Holocaust. Seven decades on, The United Nations and Genocide examines how the UN has met, and failed to meet, the commitment to 'prevent and punish' the crime of genocide. It explores why the UN was unable to respond effectively to the genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, the Balkans and Darfur, and considers new approaches recently adopted by the UN to address genocide. This volume asks the crucial question: can the UN protect peoples from genocide in the modern world?

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