Elements of Genocide provides an authoritative evaluation of the current perception of the crime, as it appears in the decisions of judicial authorities, the writings of the foremost academic experts in the field, and in the texts of Commission Reports. Genocide constitutes one of the most significant problems in contemporary international law. Within the last fifteen years, the world has witnessed genocidal conduct in Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the debate on the commission of genocide in Darfur and the DR Congo is ongoing. Within the same period, the prosecution of suspected...
Elements of Genocide provides an authoritative evaluation of the current perception of the crime, as it appears in the decisions of judicial author...
This title provides an authoritative evaluation of the current perception of the crime of genocide, as it appears in the decisions of judicial authorities, the writings of the foremost academic experts in the field, and in the texts of commission reports.
This title provides an authoritative evaluation of the current perception of the crime of genocide, as it appears in the decisions of judicial authori...
Incitement to terrorism, propaganda for war, asylum in embassies: diplomatic interference embraces a wide range of conduct, and its consequences can be severe. This is the first academic study to investigate this important phenomenon and to provide an evaluation under international law. Diplomatic interference carries considerable potential for disruption. In this context, diplomats have been accused of insulting behaviour, the funding of political parties, incitement to terrorism and even attempts to topple the host government. Reactions can be harsh: expulsions are common and, occasionally,...
Incitement to terrorism, propaganda for war, asylum in embassies: diplomatic interference embraces a wide range of conduct, and its consequences can b...
This book provides a detailed analysis of one of the most prominent and widespread international phenomena to which criminal justice systems has been applied: the expression of revisionist views relating to mass atrocities and the outright denial of their existence. Denial poses challenges to more than one academic discipline: to historians, the gradual disappearance of the generation of eyewitnesses raises the question of how to keep alive the memory of the events, and the fact that negationism is often offered in the guise of historical 'revisionist scholarship' also means that there is...
This book provides a detailed analysis of one of the most prominent and widespread international phenomena to which criminal justice systems has be...
This collection of essays presents a contextual view of genocide. The authors, who are academic authorities and practitioners in the field, explore the legal treatment, but also the social and political concepts and historical dimensions of the crime. They also suggest alternative justice solutions to the phenomenon of genocide. Divided into five parts, the first section offers an historical perspective of genocide. The second consists of case studies examining recent atrocities. The third section examines differences between legal and social concepts of genocide. Part four discusses the...
This collection of essays presents a contextual view of genocide. The authors, who are academic authorities and practitioners in the field, explore th...
The granting of diplomatic asylum to Julian Assange, the dangers faced by diplomats in troublespots around the world, WikiLeaks and the publication of thousands of embassy cable - situations like these place diplomatic agents and diplomatic law at the very centre of contemporary debate on current affairs. Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium brings together 20 experts to provide insight into some of the most controversial and important matters which characterise modern diplomatic law. They include diplomatic asylum, the treatment (and rights) of domestic staff of diplomatic agents,...
The granting of diplomatic asylum to Julian Assange, the dangers faced by diplomats in troublespots around the world, WikiLeaks and the publication of...
