Genocide Legal Precedent Surrounding the Definition of the Crime

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genocide.

Rwanda.

Yugoslavia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2004

Summary:

Provides an overview of the current framework for prosecuting individuals for genocide and analyzes tribunal case law concerning the nature of this crime. Presents a brief historical background on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, its ratification and implementation by the U.S., and its incorporation into the Rome Statute creating an International Criminal Court. Examines decisions from the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda to help determine when charges of genocide have been found to be legitimate

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Genocide

Publisher Number:

CRS-2004-AML-0062

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Restricted for use by site license