Introduction 1
1 Threats,challenges,and the responsibility to prevent 12
2 Obligations to prevent under international human rights treaties 36
3 The preventive role of national human rights institutions 48
4 Regional preventive strategies 60
5 Global preventive strategies 73
6 Preventive human rights diplomacy 84
7 The preventive role of peacekeepers,observers,and human rights monitors 93
8 Preventive strategies of NGOs 103
9 The preventive role of the international criminal tribunals and the International Criminal Court 112
10 Conclusion 123
Notes 128
Select bibliography 136
Index 138