The 1948 Genocide Convention has become a vital legal tool in the
international campaign against impunity. Its provisions, including its
enigmatic definition of the crime and its pledge both to punish and
prevent the 'crime of crimes', have now been interpreted in important
judgments by the International Court of Justice, the ad hoc Tribunals
for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and various domestic courts. The
second edition of this definitive work focuses on the judicial
interpretation of the Convention, relying on 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. Attention is given to the concept of protected groups, to
problems of criminal prosecution and to issues of international
judicial cooperation, such as extradition. The duty to prevent
genocide and its relationship with the emerging doctrine of the
'responsibility to protect' are also explored.
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ISBN
9780511512414
Publisert
2014
Utgave
2. utgave
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Cambridge University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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