Purging the Odious Scourge of Atrocities: The Limits of Consent in International Law

by Cronin

Purging the Odious Scourge of Atrocities explains the growth of a small body of human rights law that bans the use of violence against a state's own population when it is deemed a mass atrocity. These laws are binding on all states regardless of whether they have accepted it by signing treaties, or whether it is consistent with widespread state practice. Yet, this challenges the doctrine of consent, which has traditionally been the foundation of international...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019769330X
• ISBN13: 9780197693308
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"