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Jennifer Trahan - Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in the Face of Atrocity Crimes, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in the Face of Atrocity Crimes

Av Jennifer Trahan

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In this book, the author outlines three independent bases for the existence of legal limits to the veto by UN Security Council permanent members while atrocity crimes are occurring. The provisions of the UN Charter creating the veto cannot override the UN's 'Purposes and Principles', nor jus cogens (peremptory norms of international law). There are also positive obligations imposed by the Geneva and Genocide Conventions in situations of war crimes and genocide - conventions to which all permanent members are parties. The author demonstrates how vetoes and veto threats have blocked the Security Council from pursuing measures that could have prevented or alleviated atrocity crimes (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes) in places such as Myanmar, Darfur, Syria, and elsewhere. As the practice continues despite regular condemnation by other UN member states and repeated voluntary veto restraint initiatives, the book explores how the legality of this practice could be challenged.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2020-08-13
  • Mått: 235 x 150 x 25 mm
  • Vikt: 680 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 374
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9781108487016
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Jennifer Trahan is Clinical Professor at New York University's Center for Global Affairs. She is a prolific scholar in the field of international justice. She has written scores of law review articles, book chapters, and comprehensive digests on the case law of the Yugoslav and Rwanda Tribunals.

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'In this bold book, Professor Jennifer Trahan presents a new, major thesis – that when permanent members of the UN Security Council threaten or use their veto power to block measures aimed at preventing or punishing genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity, they may be acting contrary to international law. She persuasively argues that the use or threat of the veto in such situations can contravene fundamental norms of international law, key international conventions and the 'Purposes and Principles' of the United Nations Charter, and suggests ways to challenge the current state of affairs.' Richard Goldstone, former Founding Prosecutor, The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

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