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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides an accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to genocide with an emphasis on the criminal aspect of genocide. It draws on sociological, political, and historical concepts to discuss how they contribute to our understanding of genocide as an international crime. It walks students through the evolution of genocide as a criminal act and the legal responses available using case studies to demonstrate how concepts work in action. It combines Criminology and Law, arguing that Criminology can help explain the ‘why and how’ while Law can explain the responses to crime. This textbook includes a chapter on genocide denial as well as discussion questions at the end of the chapters, boxed examples, and further reading. It speaks to students in Criminology, Law, Socio-Legal Studies, and beyond, as well as to practitioners in the criminal justice field.
Table of Contents1. Chapter 1 What is genocide? 1.1 Pre-Genocide 1.2 Genocide according to Lemkin 1.3 Genocide according to the United Nations 1.4 Other definitions of genocide 1.5 Genocide as a crime
2. Chapter 2 How can we understand genocide? 2.1 Law 2.2 Psychology 2.3 Political Science 2.4 Sociology 2.5 Criminology
3. Chapter 3 Why does genocide occur? 3.1 Agency-oriented Theories 3.2 Structural Theories 3.3 Victim-group Construction Theories 3.4 Biological Theories 3.5 Criminological Theories
4. Chapter 4 Who commits genocide? 4.1 State Crime 4.2 Organizational Crime 4.3 The State as an Organization 4.4 Collective Violence 4.5 Individual Genocidaires 4.6 The Browning-Goldhagen Debate 4.7 Organizational Genocidaires
5. Chapter 5 When and where does genocide occur? 5.1 Genocide prior to 1948 5.1.1 Herero Genocide 5.1.2 Armenian Genocide 5.2 Genocide after 1948 5.2.1 Bangladesh Genocide 5.2.2 East Timor Genocide 5.2.3 Kurdish Genocide 5.2.4 Rwandan Genocide 5.2.5 Bosnian Genocide 5.2.6 Darfur Genocide 5.2.7 Rohingya Genocide
6. Chapter 6 How do we respond to genocide?6.1 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 6.2 The Responsibility to Protect 6.3 International Criminal Tribunals 6.4 The International Criminal Court 6.5 National Courts 6.6 Gacaca Courts 6.7 What Can You Do
7. Chapter 7 What happens when genocide is denied? 7.1 Holocaust Awareness 7.2 Denying History 7.3 Genocide Denial Legislation 7.3.1 Denying 7.3.2 Public v. Private Denial 7.3.3 Good Uses of Denial Laws(?) 7.3.4 Bad Uses of Denial Laws(?) 7.4 Denial Legislation Goals
