Genocide and political groups
By: David L. Nersessian
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780199588909
Subjects: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; Genocide
Description: During the drafting of the Genocide Convention in 1948, a critical and controversial decision was made to exclude political groups, thereby limiting the Convention to national ethnic, racial and religious collectives. This book analyzes whether this legal dichotomy continues to make sense.
Notes: Includes bibliography (p. [223]-265) and index.