Sri Lanka and the Responsibility to Protect : Politics, Ethnicity and Genocide

ISBN-13: 9780415588843 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 200 str.

Damien Kingsbury;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

This volume is about the issues and challenges facing the implementation of the Responsibility To Protect (R2P) principle in the case of Sri Lanka, where the Tamil Tigers have been fighting to create a separate state. It addresses the political, legal and practical challenges that such possible implementation could confront.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Meaning and Application of R2P  2. Politics and Ethnicity  3. The War in Sri Lanka  4. Cultural Dominance, Genocide and Crimes against Humanity  5. Sri Lanka and International Law  6. Opposition to R2P  7. Geo-Strategic Factors, R2P and Sri Lanka  8. Conclusion

O autorze

Damien Kingsbury is Professor at the School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne. He is the author and editor of a number of books and numerous journal articles on political and security matters.