crime of genocide and International Law
TitleThe crime of genocide and International Law
Author
Call number364.151/0028
Object number08550f
Place of publicationAmsterdam, Netherlands
Year of publication
2012
Physical descriptionpp145-167
MaterialArticle
ISBN9789089643810
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust and other genocides' pp145-167
Description
This article gives a brief overview of genocide and international law including historical background; the UN Genocide Convention on the punishment of the crime of genocide; the definition of genocide under international law; difficulties in practice; the punishment of genocide; punishing genocidaires; and concludes with a section on preventing genocide.