Abstract
<p>This article evaluates the available legal tools that the international community should deploy in response to Chinese rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The article first determines whether Chinese authorities have committed violations of international law through their patterns of governance in Xinjiang. After concluding that the Chinese Party-State has committed crimes against humanity and violated the prohibition on forced labour, among other breaches of international law, the article then discusses proposed means of recourse under international law. States should prioritize the pursuit of an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice as well as the exercise of universal jurisdiction against Chinese officials.</p>