International Responses to Genocidal Events

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Author: Thomas Vann Bibliographic Note VANN, Thomas. International Responses to Genocidal Events: Differences on the Basis of Geographic Location. 72 p. Master thesis. Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Political Studies. Supervisor: PhD, JUDr. Tomáš Karásek Abstract In the following project an exploration of international responses to genocidal events was conducted. The purposes of this research project were two-fold: first, to assess the impact of geographic location on international responses to genocidal events, and second, to determine if genocidal events in the global north are more likely to receive 'strong/robust' responses than genocidal events in the global south. While there has been ample past research on genocides themselves, there is a dearth of scholarship in the realm of international responses to genocidal events, & this thesis project aims to fill this gap by providing a comprehensive comparison of past international responses to genocidal events. This project proceeds in the format of a literature review & comparative case study, in which ten cases (five from the global north, five from the global south) of international responses to genocidal events are assessed, with particular attention paid to the responses of United Nations Security Council countries & the...