The Genocide Convention
Subtitle: an international law analysis
By: John Quigley
Series: International and comparative criminal justice series; International and comparative criminal justice
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Aldershot, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Crimes against humanity; Genocide
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-298) and index.
Table of contents: title: A crime without a name; title: The contours of genocide; title: Genocide in crime codes; title: Prosecuting under a quasi-genocide statute; title: Prosecuting without a genocide statute; title: Prosecuting under a true genocide statute; title: Prosecuting in international courts; title: Suing in the world court; title: Ex post facto genocide; title: Treaty violation or crime; title: Genocide in customary law; title: The UN Security Council and genocide; title: The acts of genocide; title: Genocide by killing; title: Destroying a group; title: Instant destruction; title: Intent without intent; title: The motives for genocide; title: The intent of others; title: The numbers game; title: Identifying a group; title: A group in the eye of the beholder; title: Genocide by mistake; title: Retail genocide; title: Wholesale genocide; title: Local genocide; title: Targeting important persons; title: Targeting political opponents; title: Ethnic cleansing and genocidal intent; title: Ethnic cleansing in the courts; title: Human habitat; title: Aerial genocide; title: Nuclear genocide; title: Opting out; title: The Convention's curious omission; title: States as criminals; title: States as perpetrators of genocide; title: Other routes to jurisdiction; title: States as intermeddlers; title: A legal interest in genocide; title: Compensation for victims; title: The World Court's power; title: The need for genocide; title: The power of domestic courts; title: The deterrent value of genocide.