'if not now, when?' Adams, Simon 1968- creator author. text bibliography enk 2021 2021 monographic eng

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ix, 143 pages ; 24 cm 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. 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. Simon Adams. Includes bibliographical references (pages [134-135) and index. Responsibility to protect (International law) Atrocities Law and legislation Human rights Atrocities Law and legislation Human rights Responsibility to protect (International law) 341.48 ADM 2021 0367551292 0367551284 9780367551285 9780367551292 YDX 231011 20231012124529.0 82100 eng