| Description |
1 online resource (307 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Author Bio -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Introduction -- The need for a Grotian Moment -- What is this book about? -- Methodology -- Understanding the terminology and legal definitions for enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and the missing -- Chapter 1 Problems with international law and international processes -- Introduction -- Schools of thought on the role of international law -- The strengths and weaknesses of international law |
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Strengths and weaknesses of international human rights and humanitarian law -- The limitations of applying international law in practice -- The problem of international law being state centred -- International law not being complied with, especially by states -- Rising resistance by states to oversight mechanisms -- Problems with oversight bodies -- The lack of a real and effective protection capability in international law and in the UN -- An overreliance on resolutions and statements by the UN -- The role of the General Assembly in adopting resolutions |
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The role of the Human Rights Council in adopting resolutions -- Beyond paper to action and protection -- International law and the UN not being sufficiently victim-centred and victim-focused -- The narrowness of who is defined as a victim -- International law not providing sufficiently for individual victim reparations -- The need to improve the way conflict and rights are dealt with -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Syria as one of many rogue or pariah states that continually violate the rights of their people -- Introduction -- Rogue or pariah states -- Syria as a rogue or pariah state |
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The situation in Syria -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions in Syria during the conflict -- Introduction -- Contextualising enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions during the conflict -- The number of people disappeared and detained during the conflict -- Why are detentions and disappearances occurring in Syria? -- Places of arrest and detention -- Non-state actors -- The importance of dealing with disappearances and detentions in Syria -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 What has been done to halt the conflict in Syria? -- Introduction |
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Dealing with the conflict -- Security Council -- General Assembly -- Human Rights Council -- The High Commissioner for Human Rights -- The Geneva talks (including a focus on dealing with the detainees) -- The Astana process (including a focus on dealing with the detainees) -- Overall findings on the efforts of the Geneva and Astana processes, especially concerning the detainees -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 What has been done and by whom to deal with the violations, disappearances, detentions and the missing in Syria? -- Introduction |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (COI Syria) |
| Subject |
Responsibility to protect (International law)
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Political persecution-Syria
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Humanitarian law-Syria
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Responsibility to protect (International law)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000471861 |
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1000471861 |
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