Elements of Genocide

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Synopsis
Elements of Genocide provides an authoritative evaluation of the current perception of the crime, as it appears in the decisions of judicial authorities, the writings of the foremost academic experts in the field, and in the texts of Commission Reports. Genocide constitutes one of the most significant problems in contemporary international law. Within the last fifteen years, the world has witnessed genocidal conduct in Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the debate on the commission of genocide in Darfur and the DR Congo is ongoing. Within the same period, the prosecution of suspected génocidaires has taken place in international tribunals, internationalised tribunals and domestic courts; and the names of Slobodan Milosevic, Radovan Karadzic and Saddam Hussein feature among those against whom charges of genocide were brought. Pursuing an interdisciplinary examination of the existing case law on genocide in international and domestic courts, Elements of Genocide comprehensive and accessible reflection on the crime of genocide, and its inherent complexities.
Copyright:
2013

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
260 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781136168550
Related ISBNs:
9780415504386, 9781138784710, 9780203080627
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Paul Behrens, Ralph Henham
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Paul Behrens
Edited by:
Ralph Henham

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