Genocide : a normative account / Larry May.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

May, Larry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genocide--Philosophy.

Genocide.

International crimes.

Genocide--Rwanda--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 283 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Larry May examines the normative and conceptual problems concerning the crime of genocide. Genocide arises out of the worst of horrors. Legally, however, the unique character of genocide is reduced to a technical requirement, that the perpetrator's act manifest an intention to destroy a protected group. From this definition, many puzzles arise. How are groups to be identified and why are only four groups subject to genocide? What is the harm of destroying a group and why is this harm thought to be independent of killing many people? How can a person in the dock, as an individual, be responsible for a collective crime like genocide? How should we understand the specific crimes associated with genocide, especially instigation, incitement, and complicity? Paying special attention to the recent case law concerning the Rwanda genocide, May offers the first philosophical exploration of the crime of genocide in international criminal law.

Contents:

Introduction: problems of genocide

The nature and value of groups

The harm of genocide

Elements of genocide

Responsibility and genocide

Special problems of genocide.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-277) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20481-X

0-511-80742-2

0-511-68147-X

0-511-67698-0

0-511-68345-6

0-511-67949-1

OCLC:

609860872