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Genocide in international law : the crime of crimes / William A. Schabas.

Title
Genocide in international law : the crime of crimes / William A. Schabas.
Author
Schabas, William, 1950-
Publication
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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Description
xviii, 741 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
Previous edition, 1st, published in 2000.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 672-710) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Origins of the legal prohibition of genocide -- Drafting of the Convention and subsequent normative developments -- Groups protected by the Convention -- The physical element or actus reus of genocide -- The mental element or mens rea of genocide -- 'Other acts' of genocide -- Defences to genocide -- Prosecution of genocide by international and domestic tribunals -- State responsibility and the role of the International Court of Justice -- Prevention of genocide -- Treaty law questions and the Convention.
ISBN
  • 9780521883979 (hbk.)
  • 0521883970 (hbk.)
  • 9780521719001 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0521719003 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2008053261
OCLC
  • 276224219
  • SCSB-10152969
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library