State actions and response following instances of politicide

The development of the international human-rights regime in the second half of the 20 th century has led to an increased awareness and rhetorical/normative condemnation of outbreaks of ethnopolitical violence. While concerns of sovereignty and protection of critical interests have prevented international intervention in such cases from occurring on the broad scale, the development of the regime means that international awareness and action in various forms should have increased over time. The reaction of the aggressor-state in cases of ethnic violence to these international responses can be expected to increase based on the credibility of the international community's commitment to those