The Genocide Convention: An International Law AnalysisThe Genocide Convention explores the question of whether the law and genocide law in particular can prevent mass atrocities. The volume explains how genocide came to be accepted as a legal norm and analyzes the intent required for this categorization. The work also discusses individual suits against states for genocide and, finally, explores the utility of genocide as a legal concept. |
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... Article II, defined genocide as: any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or ...
... Article II, defined genocide as: any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or ...
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... Article VI of the Convention mentioned the potential creation of an international penal tribunal, the only method of implementation possible as of 1948 was domestic courts. Article VI required states to prosecute if genocide were ...
... Article VI of the Convention mentioned the potential creation of an international penal tribunal, the only method of implementation possible as of 1948 was domestic courts. Article VI required states to prosecute if genocide were ...
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... Article II, or whether it is providing specification of an act that, in the view of the parliament, is already implied by Article II. Russia's formulation for inclusion of “forced resettlement,” by virtue of the use of the term “other ...
... Article II, or whether it is providing specification of an act that, in the view of the parliament, is already implied by Article II. Russia's formulation for inclusion of “forced resettlement,” by virtue of the use of the term “other ...
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Contents
Calling to Account | 21 |
GenocideS Legal Environment | 61 |
Genocidal Intent | 88 |
The Victims of Genocide | 137 |
The Scale of Genocide | 162 |
Techniques of Genocide | 189 |
Genocide by a State | 215 |
Why Genocide? | 265 |
Appendix | 285 |
Bibliography | 291 |
Index | 299 |
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