Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia: Legacies and Prevention

ISBN-13: 9781138573901 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 210 str.

Opis

The twentieth century has been labelled the ‘century of genocide’, and according to estimates, more than 250 million civilians were victims of genocide and mass atrocities during this period. This book provides one of the first regional perspectives on mass atrocities in Asia, by exploring the issue through two central themes.

Spis treści

Introduction Part 1: The Legacies of Atrocities in Asia 1. An Ongoing Legacy of Atrocity: Torture and the Indonesian State 2. International Civil Society as Agent of Protection: Responses to the Famine in East Timor 3. Maximizing Transitional Justice Opportunities: The Case of East Timor’s CAVR 4. Transitional Justice Time: Uncle San, Aunty Yan, and Outreach at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal 5. Humanitarian Intervention and the Legacies of Security Council (In)action: East Pakistan (1971) and East Timor (1976-1979) Part 2: Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia and Globally  6. Political Realism, Sovereignty and Intervention: Is Genocide Prevention Really Possible in a World of Sovereign States? 7. Political Instability and Genocide: Comparing Causes in Asia and the Pacific and Globally 8. Discourses on Violence: Constraints and Challenges for Mediators in Asia 9. ‘Never Again’ or Again and Again: The Genocide Convention, the Responsibility to Protect and Mass Atrocity Prevention  10. Conclusion