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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... result of international efforts to deal with a phenomenon that has plagued the international community. Forcible acts are directed against individual members of a group in a way that threatens the group. In the twentieth century, the ...
... result of international efforts to deal with a phenomenon that has plagued the international community. Forcible acts are directed against individual members of a group in a way that threatens the group. In the twentieth century, the ...
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... result of such variances. The most common variances have been the addition of additional acts committed against members of a group, and the addition of more types of protected groups. Statutes Expanding the Qualifying Acts In Spain, the ...
... result of such variances. The most common variances have been the addition of additional acts committed against members of a group, and the addition of more types of protected groups. Statutes Expanding the Qualifying Acts In Spain, the ...
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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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