Pious Words, Puny Deeds: The "International Community" and Mass Atrocities

Ethics and International Affairs 23 (3):235-246 (2009)
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Most of the large-scale violence in the world will continue to occur within societies rather than between or among states. Yet the international community still has not developed the ethical-legal consensus or the institutions required to manage this terrible problem.

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10.1111/j.1747-7093.2009.00215.x

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