{"product_id":"9789462652309","title":"The Prevention of Gross Human Rights Violations Under International Human Rights Law","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Prevention of Gross Human Rights Violations Under International Human Rights Law\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003evan der Have, Nienke\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book contains a systematic assessment of the content and scope of obligations \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eto prevent gross human rights violations. There has been a great deal of attention for \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003econcepts aiming to prevent gross human rights violations, such as conflict prevention \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eand the responsibility to protect. Yet despite this shift in attention towards prevention, \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eit has remained unclear what legal obligations states have to prevent gross human rights \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eviolations under international human rights law.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe focus in this book is on three specific types of injury prohibited under international \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ehuman rights law: torture, arbitrary death and genocide. Further distinctions are made \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ebetween four temporal phases (long-term prevention, short-term prevention, preventing \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003econtinuation, preventing recurrence) and territorial and extraterritorial obligations.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe structure of the book allows academics and practitioners to learn about obligations \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eto prevent gross human rights violations in a general sense, as well as find targeted \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003einformation on the content and scope of obligations in specific settings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNienke van der Have\u003c\/b\u003e recently completed her Ph.D. at the Amsterdam Center for \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eInternational Law, which forms part of the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eof Law, and currently works as Senior legal specialist at the department of \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eConstitutional Affairs and Legislation of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRelations of The Netherlands.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: T.M.C. Asser Press\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-01-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789462652309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-6265-231-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 260\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"T.M.C. Asser Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317841129612,"sku":"9789462652309","price":116.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789462652309_90d1dcab-3d24-4e9f-840b-5b491702fd36.jpg?v=1776777233","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789462652309","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}