The permanent members of the UN Security Council have repeatedly used their power of veto to block resolutions relating to mass atrocities. Is it time to revoke that power?
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PhD Student, University of Strathclyde
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Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Adjunct Professor of Mass Atrocities Prevention, Georgetown University; University of Connecticut