Mass Atrocities, the Responsibility to Protect and the Future of Human Rights: 'If Not Now, When?'

by Simon Adams

Book Overview

This book ambitiously weaves together history and politics to explain all of the major situations where mass atrocities have occurred, or been prevented, over the 15 years since the 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P) was adopted at the 2005 UN World Summit.

The author provides a history of human rights, mass atrocities and the principle of the R2P from the perspective of someone whose day job has been to work with the UN Security Council,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367551292
• ISBN13: 9780367551292
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"