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The Genocide Convention Sixty Years after its Adoption
. Ed(S): Safferling, Christoph J. M.; Conze, Eckart-A.
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Hardback. An examination of the Genocide Convention from historic, legal and social science perspectives. Editor(s): Safferling, Christoph J. M.; Conze, Eckart-A. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LBBS; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
In 1948 the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Thereby genocide was defined as an international crime.
Sixty years later, the prosecution of the crime of genocide raises a multitude of questions. Although genocide was not a crime during the Nuremberg Trial its historic roots rest with the persecution of Jews and other minorities by Nazi-Germany. Because of this historic focus the legal definition of genocide is difficult to apply to other conflicts.
Bringing together scholars and practitioners, this volume of essays examines the Genocide ... Read more
In 1948 the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Thereby genocide was defined as an international crime.
Sixty years later, the prosecution of the crime of genocide raises a multitude of questions. Although genocide was not a crime during the Nuremberg Trial its historic roots rest with the persecution of Jews and other minorities by Nazi-Germany. Because of this historic focus the legal definition of genocide is difficult to apply to other conflicts.
Bringing together scholars and practitioners, this volume of essays examines the Genocide ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
The Hague, Netherlands
ISBN
9789067043151
SKU
V9789067043151
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About . Ed(S): Safferling, Christoph J. M.; Conze, Eckart-A.
Christoph J. M. Safferling is Professor for Criminal Law and International Law at the Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany, and Director of the International Research and Documentation Center for War Crimes Trials, also in Marburg. Eckart-Alexander Conze is Professor for Modern and Contemporary History at the Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany, and Deputy Director of the International Research and Documentation Center for ... Read more
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