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• Introduction
• 1. Origins of the legal prohibition of genocide
• 2. Drafting of the Convention and subsequent normative developments
• 3. Groups protected by the Convention
• 4. The physical element of the offence of actus reus
• 5. The mental element of the offence or mens rea
• 6. 'Other acts' of genocide
• 7. Defences to genocide
• 8. Prosecution of genocide by international and domestic tribunals
• 9. State responsibility and the role of the international court of justice
• 10. Prevention of genocide
• 11. Treaty law questions and the Convention
• Conclusion.
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The 1948 Genocide Convention has suddenly become a vital legal tool in the international campaign against impunity. The succinct provisions of the Convention are now being interpreted in important judgements by the International Court of Justice, the ad hoc Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and a growing number of domestic courts. In this definitive work William A. Schabas focuses on the judicial interpretation of the Convention, debates in the International Law Commission, political statements in bodies like the General Assembly of the United Nations, and the growing body of case law. Detailed attention is given to the concept of protected groups, to the quantitative dimension of genocide, to problems of criminal prosecution including defenses and complicity, and to issues of international judicial cooperations such as extradition. He also explores the duty to prevent genocide, and the consequences this may have on the emerging law of humanitarian intervention.
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• Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959) and the Genocide Convention of 1948 : brief biographical and bibliographical notes / Jeroen Vervliet
• Genocide and crimes against humanity : clarifying the relationship / William Schabas
• The drafting and development of the 1948 Convention on Genocide and the politics of international law / Matthew Lippman
• Understanding the Milošević case : legacy of an unfinished trial / Nena Tromp
• Between hate speech and mass murder : how to recognize incitement to genocide / Harmen van der Wilt
• The meaning of the word "destroy" and its implications for the wider understanding of the concept of genocide / Larissa van den Herik
• Criminologically explained reality of genocide, structure of the offence and the "intent to destroy" requirement / Kai Ambos
• Defending the "undefendable"? : taking judicial note of genocide / Göran Sluiter and Koen Vriend
• Compensating victims of genocide / Liesbeth Zegveld
• Why compensation is a mixed blessing / Selma Leydesdorff
• Some measures of justice : the Holocaust era restitution campaign of the 1990s / Michael Marrus
• On the outlawing of genocide denial / Johannes Houwink ten Cate
• Les fleurs du mal, the need to confront Holocaust distortion / Hagen Fleischer
• The United States and the Genocide Convention : the sovereignty package in perspective / Lawrence LeBlanc
• The Soviet perspective on the drafting of the UN Genocide Convention / Anton Weiss-Wendt
• Truths, memories and histories in the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia / Eric Ketelaar
• Truths, memories and historians in the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia / Robert Donia
• Sixty years UN Genocide Convention : new challenges for genocide education / Martin Mennecke
• Genocide and education / Dirk Mulder
• If the whole body dies : Raphael Lemkin and the Treaty Against Genocide / Robert Skloot.

The social construction of genocide reflects the deeper question whether the rigid legal concept of genocide - as it emerges in the Genocide Convention and has been maintained ever since - still corresponds with the historical and social perception of the phenomenon. This book is the product of an intellectual encounter between scholars of historical and legal disciplines which have joined forces to address this question.
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• 1. Origins of the legal prohibition of genocide
• 2. Drafting of the Convention and subsequent normative developments
• 3. Groups protected by the Convention
• 4. The physical element or actus reus of genocide
• 5. The mental element or mens rea of genocide
• 6. 'Other acts' of genocide
• 7. Defences to genocide
• 8. Prosecution of genocide by international and domestic tribunals
• 9. State responsibility and the role of the International Court of Justice
• 10. Prevention of genocide
• 11. Treaty law questions and the Convention
• Appendix: The three principal drafts of the Convention.
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The 1948 Genocide Convention has become a vital legal tool in the international campaign against impunity. Its provisions, including its enigmatic definition of the crime and its pledge both to punish and prevent the 'crime of crimes', have now been interpreted in important judgments by the International Court of Justice, the ad hoc Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and various domestic courts. The second edition of this definitive work focuses on the judicial interpretation of the Convention, relying on debates in the International Law Commission, political statements in bodies like the General Assembly of the United Nations and the growing body of case law. Attention is given to the concept of protected groups, to problems of criminal prosecution and to issues of international judicial cooperation, such as extradition. The duty to prevent genocide and its relationship with the emerging doctrine of the 'responsibility to protect' are also explored.
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This work gathers together for the first time in a single publication the records of the multitude of meetings which, in the context of the newly established United Nations, led to the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on 9 December 1948. This work will enable academics and practitioners easy access to the Genocide Convention's travaux preparatoires - an endeavour that has until now proven extremely difficult. This work will be of paramount importance for the international adjudication of the crime of genocide insofar as recourse to the "general rule of interpretation" and the "supplementary means of interpretation" under the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is concerned.
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• Introduction
• Raphael Lemkin : the man who coined the term "genocide" and his indefatigable effort in the development and ratification of the UNCG
• An overview of the UNCG : an analysis of each article
• The complexities inherent in the UNCG
• "Genocide" distinguished from other forms of major human rights violations : crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing
• Applications of the UNCG in representative cases of genocide at the ICTR and ICTY
• Conclusion

It is virtually impossible to understand the phenomenon of genocide without a clear understanding of the complexities of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UNCG). This brief but cogent book provides an introduction to the unique wording, legal terminology, and key components of the convention, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Providing clarity on the distinctions between genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, this book is designed to be an entry into further study of genocide in its legal, historical, political, and philosophical dimensions. Key terms, such as intent and motive, are explained, case studies are included, and a detailed bibliography at the conclusion of the book offers suggested avenues for more advanced study of the UNCG.
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• The road to the Genocide Convention and beyond / Yuval Shany
• The obligation to prevent and to punish genocide / Orna Ben Naftali
• The implementation of the Genocide Convention at the national level / Ben Saul
• The definition and the elements of the crime of genocide / Florian Jessberger
• The notion of "protected groups" in the Genocide Convention and its application / Fanny Martin
• Is genocidal policy a requirement for the crime of genocide? / Antonio Cassese
• Perpetrators and co-perpetrators of genocide / Alexander Zahar
• Complicity to commit genocide / Elies van Sliedregt
• Attempt to commit genocide / Jens David Ohlin
• Incitement and conspiracy to commit genocide / Jens David Ohlin
• National criminal jurisdiction over genocide / Vanessa Thalmann
• International criminal jurisdiction over genocide / Salvatore Zappalà
• The extradition of génocidaires / Robert Roth
• Immunities and genocide / Paola Gaeta
• The defence of alleged génocidaires / Howard Morrison
• State responsibility for genocide under the Genocide Convention / Anja Seibert-Fohr
• State responsibility for conspiracy, incitement and attempt To commit genocide / David Jens Ohlin
• State responsibility for complicity in genocide / Paolo Palchetti
• The role of the United Nations in preventing and suppressing genocide / Giorgio Gaja
• The Compromissory Clause of the Convention / Robert Kolb
• The scope ratione personae of the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ / Robert Kolb and Sandra Krähenmann
• The scope ratione materiae of the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ / Robert Kolb
• Territorial application of the Genocide Convention and State succession / Marko Milanović
• Operative provisions of the Genocide Convention / Katherine Del Mar
• Prosecuting denials of past alleged genocides / Christian Tomuschat
• Taking stock of the Genocide Convention and looking ahead / Antonio Cassese.

The Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948, is one of the most important instruments of contemporary international law. It was drafted in the aftermath of the Nuremberg trial to give flesh and blood to the well-known dictum of the International Military Tribunal, according to which 'Crimes against international law are committed by men, not by abstract entities, and only by punishing individuals who commit such crimes can the provisions of international law be enforced'. At Nuremberg, senior state officials who had committed heinous crimes on behalf or with the protection of their state were brought to trial for the first time in history and were held personally accountable regardless of whether they acted in their official capacity. The drafters of the Convention on Genocide crystallized the results of the Nuremberg trial and thus ensured its legacy. The Convention established a mechanism to hold those who committed or participated in the commission of genocide, the crime of crimes, criminally responsible. Almost fifty years before the adoption of the Rome Statute, the Convention laid the foundations for the establishment of the International Criminal Court. It also obliged its Contracting Parties to criminalise and punish genocide. This book is a much-needed Commentary on the Genocide Convention. It analyses and interprets the Convention thematically, thoroughly covering every article, drawing on the Convention's travaux preparatoires and subsequent developments in international law. The most complex and important provisions of the Convention, including the definitions of genocide and genocidal acts, have more than one contribution dedicated to them, allowing the Commentary to explore all aspects of these concepts. The Commentary also goes beyond the explicit provisions of the Convention to discuss topics such as the retroactive application of the Convention, its status in customary international law and its future.
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