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Reconciling Sovereignty with Responsibility: Burma and ASEAN

The pattern is unmistakable. Burma’s record suggests that government killings of other ethnic groups constitute at least crimes against humanity, if not genocide, as stated in Article 7 of the Rome Statute. These largely overlooked violations are unacceptable to humanity and Southeast Asia’s budding democracy. ASEAN must reconcile its respect for sovereignty with expectations of a modern state to prevent mass atrocity crimes in Southeast Asia.