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

International Law

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

By Jennifer Trahan
Cambridge University Press August 2020

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781108487016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
August 2020
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Also available as

Paperback

Details

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Richard J. Goldstone
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The origins and history of the veto and its use
2. Acting in the face of atrocity crimes humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect
3. Initiatives to voluntarily restrain veto use in the face of atrocity crimes
4. Questioning the legality of veto use in the face of genocide, crimes against humanity, and/or war crimes
5. Case studies veto use related to the situation in Syria and veto threats related to the situation in Darfur Index
HKD 1,374.49 −3%
HKD 1,417.00

Inclusive of HK delivery

Ready to ship
Delivery Time: around 4-5 weeks
Extra 2-10 working days if shipping address outside Hong Kong
  • Free HK shipping over HK$1,000
  • International shipping to 35+ countries
Order Form
Save

Recommended

You may also be interested in these books:

More titles from International Law

View all
Self-Determination, Statehood, and the Law of Negotiation: The Case of Palestine
Hart Publishing

Self-Determination, Statehood, and the Law of Negotiation: The Case of Palestine

Jr. Barnidge, Robert P.
HKD 1,197.95
Courts Without Borders: Law, Politics, and U.S. Extraterritoriality
Cambridge University Press

Courts Without Borders: Law, Politics, and U.S. Extraterritoriality

Tonya L. Putnam
HKD 1,374.49
Ukraine and the Legal Accountability of Russia: The Emergence of a New Global Order
Routledge

Ukraine and the Legal Accountability of Russia: The Emergence of a New Global Order

Yvonne Dutton; Michael P. Scharf; Milena Sterio; Paul R. Williams
HKD 655.59
Targeted Killing: A Legal and Political History
Cambridge University Press

Targeted Killing: A Legal and Political History

Markus Gunneflo
HKD 428.74
Jewish Law and International Law: Sovereignty and Exogenous Authority in a Transnational World
Oxford University Press

Jewish Law and International Law: Sovereignty and Exogenous Authority in a Transnational World

Michael J. Broyde; Yehonatan Elazar-De Mota
HKD 1,021.41
The Law and Slavery: Prohibiting Human Exploitation
Brill Nijhoff

The Law and Slavery: Prohibiting Human Exploitation

Jean Allain
HKD 3,378.20