Abstract
Explores the problems of enforcing human rights norms in a world between the state of nature and the collective bodies of the United Nations system. International response to the horrors of ethnic cleansing; Responses to events abroad that are filtered through the lens of state interests; Reasons for skepticism in the face of genocide; Decentralized nature of the United Nations Security Council; Propensity for inaction existing at each level of judge and executioner; Unilateral response to human rights violations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47-66 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Genocide Research |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2005 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Law
- History
- Political Science and International Relations
Keywords
- Crimes Against Humanity
- Decentralization in Government
- Genocide
- Human Rights Violations
- United Nations
Disciplines
- Political Science
- Social and Behavioral Sciences