Dissertation

The Role of the United Nations General Assembly in Advancing Accountability for Atrocity Crimes: Legal Powers and Effects

On 20 October 2021 Michael Ramsden defended the thesis 'The Role of the United Nations General Assembly in Advancing Accountability for Atrocity Crimes: Legal Powers and Effects'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. N.M. Blokker.

Author

Michael Ramsden

Date

20 October 2021

Links

Leiden Repository

This dissertation examines the practice and legal foundation of United Nations General Assembly activity of a quasi-legislative, quasi-judicial, recommendatory, empowering and sanctioning nature in the field of international justice. It evaluates the potential for the
Assembly to adopt creative solutions to advance accountability crimes in the future, to not only unite for peace but also against impunity, particularly in the face of Security Council deadlock.