Foreword / Richard J. Goldstone -- The Origins and History of the Veto and Its Use -- Acting in the Face of Atrocity Crimes : Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect -- Initiatives to Voluntarily Restrain Veto Use as to the Face of Atrocity Crimes -- Questioning the Legality of Veto Use in the Face of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, and/or War Crimes -- Case Studies : Veto Use Related to the Situation in Syria and Veto Threats Related to the Situation in Darfur.
Summary:
"This book examines veto use by the permanent members of the UN Security Council while atrocity crimes are being committed -- genocide, crimes against humanity, and/or war crimes. The veto power, conferred by UN Charter Article 27(3), allows any one of the five permanent members--the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, China, or France--to block a substantive resolution being voted on within the Council by casting a negative vote. Both in the past, and today, permanent members use, or have used, their veto power to block resolutions, including those designed to curtail or alleviate the commission of atrocity crimes, with dire consequences sometimes resulting on the ground." Provided by publisher.
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