Making Sense of Mass Atrocity
Author: Mark J. Osiel
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780511595776
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is about how to convict heads of state and military leaders for mass atrocities.
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Making Sense of Mass Atrocity
Author: Mark Osiel
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaking Sense of Mass Atrocity
Author: Mark Osiel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-07-31
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 0521861853
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book trenchantly diagnoses the law's limits in making sense of mass atrocity.
Unconscionable Crimes
Author: Paul C. Morrow
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2020-09-22
Total Pages: 291
ISBN-13: 0262360837
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first general theory of the influence of norms--moral, legal and social--on genocide and mass atrocity. How can we explain--and prevent--such large-scale atrocities as the Holocaust? In Unconscionable Crimes, Paul Morrow presents the first general theory of the influence of norms--moral, legal and social--on genocide and mass atrocity. After offering a clear overview of norms and norm transformation, rooted in recent work in moral and political philosophy, Morrow examines numerous twentieth-century cases of mass atrocity, drawing on documentary and testimonial sources to illustrate the influence of norms before, during, and after such crimes.
The Macabresque
Author: Edward Weisband
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 0190677880
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudies of genocide and mass atrocity most often focus on their causes and consequences, their aims and effects, and the number of people killed. But if the main goal is death, why is torture necessary? By understanding how and why mass violence occurs and the reasons for its variations, The Macabresque aims to explain why so many seemingly normal or "ordinary" people participate in mass atrocity across cultures and why such egregious violence occurs repeatedly through history.
The Religious in Responses to Mass Atrocity
Author: Thomas Brudholm
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0521518857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn assessment of the attempts to bring religious allegiances and perspectives to bear in responses to the mass atrocities of our time.
Theatres of Violence
Author: Philip G. Dwyer
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 0857452991
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMassacres and mass killings have always marked if not shaped the history of the world and as such are subjects of increasing interest among historians. The premise underlying this collection is that massacres were an integral, if not accepted part (until quite recently) of warfare, and that they were often fundamental to the colonizing process in the early modern and modern worlds. Making a deliberate distinction between 'massacre' and 'genocide', the editors call for an entirely separate and new subject under the rubric of 'Massacre Studies', dealing with mass killings that are not genocidal in intent. This volume offers a reflection on the nature of mass killings and extreme violence across regions and across centuries, and brings together a wide range of approaches and case studies.
The Responsibility to Protect
Author: Gareth Evans
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0815701802
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Never again!" the world has vowed time and again since the Holocaust. Yet genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other mass atrocity crimes continue to shock our consciences—from the killing fields of Cambodia to the machetes of Rwanda to the agony of Darfur. Gareth Evans has grappled with these issues firsthand. As Australian foreign minister, he was a key broker of the United Nations peace plan for Cambodia. As president of the International Crisis Group, he now works on the prevention and resolution of scores of conflicts and crises worldwide. The primary architect of and leading authority on the Responsibility to Protect ("R2P"), he shows here how this new international norm can once and for all prevent a return to the killing fields. The Responsibility to Protect captures a simple and powerful idea. The primary responsibility for protecting its own people from mass atrocity crimes lies with the state itself. State sovereignty implies responsibility, not a license to kill. But when a state is unwilling or unable to halt or avert such crimes, the wider international community then has a collective responsibility to take whatever action is necessary. R2P emphasizes preventive action above all. That includes assistance for states struggling to contain potential crises and for effective rebuilding after a crisis or conflict to tackle its underlying causes. R2P's primary tools are persuasion and support, not military or other coercion. But sometimes it is right to fight: faced with another Rwanda, the world cannot just stand by. R2P was unanimously adopted by the UN General Assembly at the 2005 World Summit. But many misunderstandings persist about its scope and limits. And much remains to be done to solidify political support and to build institutional capacity. Evans shows, compellingly, how big a break R2P represents from the past, and how, with its acceptance in principle and effective application in practice, the promise of "Never
East Asia's Other Miracle
Author: Alex J. Bellamy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 0198777930
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMass atrocities were once a common occurrence in East Asia. Yet, over the past three decades, mass atrocities have declined in East Asia to the point of near elimination. This book explains how and why.
Emotions and Mass Atrocity
Author: Thomas Brudholm
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-03-22
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1108633641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe study of genocide and mass atrocity abounds with references to emotions: fear, anger, horror, shame and hatred. Yet we don't understand enough about how 'ordinary' emotions behave in such extreme contexts. Emotions are not merely subjective and interpersonal phenomena; they are also powerful social and political forces, deeply involved in the history of mass violence. Drawing on recent insights from philosophy, psychology, history, and the social sciences, this volume examines the emotions of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Editors Thomas Brudholm and Johannes Lang have brought together an interdisciplinary group of prominent scholars to provide an in-depth analysis of the nature, value, and role of emotions as they relate to the causes and dynamics of mass atrocities. The result is a new perspective on the social, political, and moral dimensions of emotions in the history of collective violence and its aftermath.
