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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
William Schabas |
| ISBN: | 0521782627 9780521782623 0521787904 9780521787901 9780511009921 0511009925 |
| OCLC Number: | 43063199 |
| Description: | xvi, 624 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Origins of the legal prohibition of genocide -- Drafting of the convention and subsequent normative developments -- Grounds protected by the convention -- The physical element or actus reus of genocide -- The mental element of mens rea of genocide -- 'Other acts' of genocide -- Defences to genocide -- Prosecution of genocide by international and domestic tribunals -- State responsibility and the role of the international court of justice -- Prevention of genocide -- Treaty law questions and the convention. |
| Responsibility: | William A. Schabas. |
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Abstract:
This text focuses on the judicial interpretation of the 1948 Genocide Convention, debates in the International Law Commission, political statements in bodies like the General Assembly of the United Nations and the growing body of case law.
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