China and the Uighurs
Options for Legal Accountability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12960912 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Garwood-Gowers (0000-0001-6426-517X, Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-28 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Responsibility to Protect (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-984X • E-ISSN: 1875-9858 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1875-984x-13010004 |
| OpenAlex | W3108109225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
In this contribution the author examines options for legal accountability in relation to possible crimes against humanity and genocide against the Uighurs. While China’s reluctance to accede to international adjudication mechanisms means there are limited avenues for accountability, recent developments in relation to the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction over crimes with a transboundary element may open the door to possible investigation and prosecution of Chinese nationals. However, more immediate steps to respond to the situation in Xinjiang will focus on securing access for an independent fact-finding investigation and persuading China to uphold its responsibility to protect
Accountability · Adjudication · China · Crimes against humanity · Element (criminal law · Genocide · Human rights · International law · Jurisdiction · Political science · Responsibility to Protect · War crime · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |