Adams, Simon,  1968- <br/><br/>
Mass atrocities, the responsibility to protect and the future of human rights :  'if not now, when?' / 
Simon Adams. 
 - ix, 143 pages ;  24 cm 
 - Routledge global institutions series .
 - Global institutions series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages [134-135) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: It wasn't supposed to be this way -- 1. Why humans commit atrocities and how societies can change -- 2. Regime change in Libya -- 3. Moments on the margins of Syria's civil war -- 4. Terrorism, genocide and the Islamic State -- 5. Climate change and mass atrocities -- 6. The fate of the Rohingya and the future of human rights -- 7. Conclusion: The mass graves that were not dug. 
<br/><br/> This book ambitiously weaves together history and politics to explain all of the major situations where mass atrocities have occurred, or been prevented, over the 15 years since the 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P) was adopted at the 2005 UN World Summit--back cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0367551292 0367551284 9780367551285 9780367551292 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Responsibility to protect (International law)<br/>Atrocities--Law and legislation.<br/>Human rights.<br/>Atrocities--Law and legislation.<br/>Human rights.<br/>Responsibility to protect (International law)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>341.48  / ADM 2021