The United Nations Genocide Convention : an introduction / Samuel Totten, Henry Theriault.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Totten, Samuel, author.

Theriault, Henry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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.

Genocide--Law and legislation.

Genocide.

Genocide--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xv, 155 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The goal of this book is to help students and practitioners understand the UNCG, so that they can: a. Ascertain whether a case constitutes genocide or not and if so, why that is b. Have a reference tool each time an issue arises that requires close analysis as to whether a case constitutes genocide, c. Better understand the complexities and ambiguitis of the UNCG."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Raphael Lemkin: The Man Who Coined the Term "Genocide" and His Indefatigable Effort in the Development and Ratification of the UNCG p. 1

2 An Overview of the UNCG: An Analysis of Each Article p. 17

3 The Complexities Inherent in the UNCG p. 37

4 "Genocide" Distinguished from Other Forms of Major Human Rights Violations: Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes, and Ethnic Cleansing p. 69

5 Applications of the UNCG in Representative Cases of Genocide at the ICTR and ICTY p. 81.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781487506063

1487506066

9781487524081

1487524080

OCLC:

1117495603