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Author Evans, Gareth J., 1944-

Title The responsibility to protect : ending mass atrocity crimes once and for all / Gareth Evans.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2008.

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 Moore Stacks  HV6322.7 .E93 2008    Available  ---
Description xvi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-327) and index.
Contents The problem : the recurring nightmare of mass atrocities -- The solution : from "the right to intervene" to "the responsibility to protect" -- The scope and limits of the responsibility to protect -- Before the crisis : the responsibility to prevent -- During the crisis : the responsibility to react -- Responding to crises : when is it right to fight? -- After the crisis : the responsibility to rebuild -- Institutional preparedness : the actors -- Building diplomatic, civilian, and military capability -- Mobilizing political will.
Summary "Explains Responsibility to Protect (R2P), a new international norm to protect the peoples of the world. With real-world examples, current events analysis, and assessments from personal experience, shows how R2P is better equipped to end mass atrocity crimes than is "the right to intervene" or other "humanitarian intervention" doctrines"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Atrocities -- Prevention.
Atrocities.
Genocide -- Prevention.
Genocide -- Prevention.
ISBN 0815725043 cloth alkaline paper
9780815725046 cloth alkaline paper