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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... specific historical context, namely, the aftermath of World War II, has been applied in circumstances unforeseen by its drafters. That exercise has led to considerable difficulty of interpretation. At some junctures, I argue for a ...
... specific historical context, namely, the aftermath of World War II, has been applied in circumstances unforeseen by its drafters. That exercise has led to considerable difficulty of interpretation. At some junctures, I argue for a ...
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... specific obligations for states. The prohibition against genocide developed as part of the entrenchment of the concept of rights of the individual. In 1947 and 1948, the UN worked along two tracks to protect human rights. One track ...
... specific obligations for states. The prohibition against genocide developed as part of the entrenchment of the concept of rights of the individual. In 1947 and 1948, the UN worked along two tracks to protect human rights. One track ...
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... specific victim or victims, carried out with purpose to put fear into some larger group.8 In the United States, penal statutes prohibiting harm to individuals provide for an increased penalty if the actor selected the victim for ...
... specific victim or victims, carried out with purpose to put fear into some larger group.8 In the United States, penal statutes prohibiting harm to individuals provide for an increased penalty if the actor selected the victim for ...
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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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