Genocide and political groups / David L. Nersessian.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide -- (1948)

Genocide -- Political aspects.

Genocide.

Introduction

Defining a crime without a name

Conduct elements

Fault elements

Human groups and genocide

Political genocide and customary international law

The role of other international crimes

The case for a crime of political genocide

The way forward : rethinking the crime of crimes

Concluding thoughts.

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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-265) and index.

9780199588909

1 online resource (xxiv, 329 p.)