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Genocide in international law : the crime of crimes / William A. Schabas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schabas, William, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genocide.
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948 December 9).
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 741 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Origins of the legal prohibition of genocide
- Drafting of the Convention and subsequent normative developments
- Groups protected by the Convention
- The physical element or actus reus of genocide
- The mental element or 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 672-710) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780521883979
- 0521883970
- 9780521719001
- 0521719003
- 9780511517754
- 0511517750
- OCLC:
- 276224219
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