Hypocrisy and human rights: resisting accountability for mass atrocities

Abstract

"While international human rights pressure can measurably impact repressive states' behavior, it almost never elicits compliance. Instead, repressive states engage in "quasi-compliance", a gamble on doing just enough to escape punishment"-- The Politics of Pressure -- The Obligation to Seek Justice -- Victims and Perpetrators -- What Happens after Mass Atrocities -- Doing Just Enough? -- Choosing Your Audience.