Description
Book SynopsisThis second edition of the authoritative guide to the interpretation and application of genocide in international law reviews the drafting and interpretation of the 1948 Genocide Convention and considers the definition of genocide, forms of commission of the crime, defences to charges of genocide and responsibilities in terms of extradition.
Table of Contents1. Origins of the legal prohibition of genocide; 2. Drafting of the Convention and subsequent normative developments; 3. Groups protected by the Convention; 4. The physical element or actus reus of genocide; 5. The mental element or mens rea of genocide; 6. 'Other acts' of genocide; 7. Defences to genocide; 8. Prosecution of genocide by international and domestic tribunals; 9. State responsibility and the role of the International Court of Justice; 10. Prevention of genocide; 11. Treaty law questions and the Convention; Appendix. The three principal drafts of the Convention.
