Ethnic Cleansing: A Social and Legal Examination (1)

By: Larry May

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Synopsis: Putting forward the argument that the strength of democracies can be measured in how well minorities – especially ethnic and racial minorities – are treated by the majority, Larry May’s Ethnic Cleansing maintains that unjust ethnic cleansing is one of the greatest internal challenges to the modern institutions of pluralistic and multicultural states.In order to determine what constitutes the crime of ethnic cleansing, this book details crucial conceptual issues around the topic, such as what ethnicity means, what ethnic cleansing claims to achieve, why these acts are invariably harmful, and the conditions of restitution, reparation, and reconciliation – affirming that ethnic cleansing must be countered by existing institutions such as the International Criminal Court, which is uniquely situated to prosecute ethnic cleansing.The first major study to analyze ethnic cleansing from an explicitly normative and conceptual perspective in the last decade, the increase in number and complexity of cases of ethnic cleansing makes this a timely book to understand the challenges that confront contemporary society.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 184 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040318102
Related ISBNs:: 9781040318089, 9781032812830, 9781003499053, 9781032800639
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 02/25/25
Copyrighted By:: Larry May. The right of Larry May to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.