Jennifer Trahan (New York University)

Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in the Face of Atrocity Crimes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book makes the case that existing legal obligations constrain how the UN Security Council permanent members use their veto. Through the lens of atrocities occurring in Syria, Myanmar, Darfur, and elsewhere, the book outlines the parameters international law creates in situations of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9781108732062
• ISBN-10: 1108732062
• Artikelnr.: 63688852

Autorenporträt

Jennifer Trahan is Clinical Professor at New York University's Center for Global Affairs. She is a prolific scholar in the field of international justice. She has written scores of law review articles, book chapters, and comprehensive digests on the case law of the Yugoslav and Rwanda Tribunals.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Richard J. Goldstone
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The origins and history of the veto and its use
2. Acting in the face of atrocity crimes humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect
3. Initiatives to voluntarily restrain veto use in the face of atrocity crimes
4. Questioning the legality of veto use in the face of genocide, crimes against humanity, and/or war crimes
5. Case studies veto use related to the situation in Syria and veto threats related to the situation in Darfur
Index.