Duty to prevent genocide : due diligence obligations among the P5

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Duty to prevent genocide : due diligence obligations among the P5

Title remainder

due diligence obligations among the P5

Statement of responsibility

John Heieck, University of Kent, Brussels School of International Studies, UK

Creator

• Heieck, John
• Heieck, John

Author

• Heieck, John
• Heieck, John

Subject

• Genocide intervention
• Genocide intervention
• Responsibility to protect (International law)
• Responsibility to protect (International law)
• Genocide (International law)
• United Nations, Security Council
• United Nations, Security Council
• United Nations, Security Council
• Responsibility to protect (International law)
• Genocide (International law)
• Genocide (International law)
• Genocide intervention

Language

eng

Summary

"The permanent five (P5) members of the United Nations Security Council - China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA - have a firm duty to prevent genocide in light of the due diligence standard under conventional, customary, and peremptory international law. This perceptive book explores the positive obligations of these states to act both within and without the Security Council context to prevent or suppress imminent or ongoing genocide. John Heieck successfully argues why the duty to prevent genocide is not only a customary, but also an absolute norm of international law, and analyses the scope of the due diligence standard regarding the duty to prevent genocide. In doing so, he considers the ramifications of this on the actions of the P5 members of the Security Council, both inside and outside of this eminent body. Significantly, Heieck proposes a legal test for identifying jus cogens norms, and explores the effect of these on the actions and omissions of specifically identified members of the United Nations (UN). Topical and insightful, A Duty to Prevent Genocide will be an important read for both academics and students of international law and politics who wish to further understand the legal nature of the duty of the P5 members to prevent genocide. It will also provide valuable insights for policy makers of the P5 member states." -- Page four of cover

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YDX

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index present

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non fiction

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bibliography