Abstract/Details

Preventing Atrocity Crimes in Myanmar: A Case Study in the Responsibility to Protect

Phung, Hao Trien.   University of Alberta (Canada) ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2013. MR95971.

Abstract (summary)

The responsibility to protect is a norm which advances the idea that sovereignty is not just a right but also a responsibility, one derived from a state’s commitment to protect its populations from four core crimes. In this thesis I ask whether the norm is applicable to the protracted civil war in Myanmar. Although the human rights violations committed in the civil war can be considered war crimes or crimes against humanity, they have occurred at such low intensity that they do not trigger R2P if the norm is understood as a rallying cry to extinguish large-scale crimes. However, if understood as an enduring political agreement, an R2P approach would focus on capacity-building of the Myanmar government and the international community to prevent atrocity crimes from occurring in the first place. The success of R2P will depend largely on the political will of the leaders in Myanmar, ASEAN, and China.

Indexing (details)


Subject
Political science
Classification
0615: Political science
Identifier / keyword
Social sciences; Atrocity crimes; Burma; Myanmar; Responsibility to protect
Title
Preventing Atrocity Crimes in Myanmar: A Case Study in the Responsibility to Protect
Author
Phung, Hao Trien
Number of pages
105
Degree date
2013
School code
0351
Source
MAI 52/04M(E), Masters Abstracts International
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
Country of publication
United States
ISBN
978-0-494-95971-8
University/institution
University of Alberta (Canada)
Department
Political Science
University location
Canada -- Alberta, CA
Degree
M.A.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
MR95971
ProQuest document ID
1496780559
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/docview/1496780559