POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Genocide Convention, Definitions Of Politicide, Counter-Terrorism
13 Jul 2014
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Colonies in africa, south asia, east asia should choose for themselves their political destinies. Tutsis: either end up with countries who always believe in non-interference, countries may select which norms to follow depending on which matches with their other interests. Bosnians took women away and killed thousands of muslim men and one did anything. International community has responsibility if state fails: its an obligation. R2p in practice: about as effective as genocide convention. Good thing: problem with libya problem was that westerners doing it. However, african union has little capacity no high tech weapons, tanks, intelligence: still asking sudanese government to be there. They"re hesitant to let enough people in the country to actually make a: the international community therefore says they"re doing something without change doing much. Interest: states face conflicting intersts: us: counter-terrorism or helping darfur, china: oil or helping darfur, eu: money not troops not real peace-enforcement mission.
