Physical Description
xv, 301 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
A crime without a name
The contours of genocide
Genocide in crime codes
Prosecuting under a quasi-genocide statute
Prosecuting without a genocide statute
Prosecuting under a true genocide statute
Prosecuting in international courts
Suing in the world court
Ex post facto genocide
Treaty violation or crime
Genocide in customary law
The UN Security Council and genocide
The acts of genocide
Genocide by killing
Destroying a group
Instant destruction
Intent without intent
The motives for genocide
The intent of others
The numbers game
Identifying a group
A group in the eye of the beholder
Genocide by mistake
Retail genocide
Wholesale genocide
Local genocide
Targeting important persons
Targeting political opponents
Ethnic cleansing and genocidal intent
Ethnic cleansing in the courts
Human habitat
Aerial genocide
Nuclear genocide
Opting out
The Convention's curious omission
States as criminals
States as perpetrators of genocide
Other routes to jurisdiction
States as intermeddlers
A legal interest in genocide
Compensation for victims
The World Court's power
The need for genocide
The power of domestic courts
The deterrent value of genocide.
ISBN
0754647307
9780754647300 (alk. paper)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-298) and index.
A crime without a name -- The contours of genocide -- Genocide in crime codes -- Prosecuting under a quasi-genocide statute -- Prosecuting without a genocide statute -- Prosecuting under a true genocide statute -- Prosecuting in international courts -- Suing in the world court -- Ex post facto genocide -- Treaty violation or crime -- Genocide in customary law -- The UN Security Council and genocide -- The acts of genocide -- Genocide by killing -- Destroying a group -- Instant destruction -- Intent without intent -- The motives for genocide -- The intent of others -- The numbers game -- Identifying a group -- A group in the eye of the beholder -- Genocide by mistake -- Retail genocide -- Wholesale genocide -- Local genocide -- Targeting important persons -- Targeting political opponents -- Ethnic cleansing and genocidal intent -- Ethnic cleansing in the courts -- Human habitat -- Aerial genocide -- Nuclear genocide -- Opting out -- The Convention's curious omission -- States as criminals -- States as perpetrators of genocide -- Other routes to jurisdiction -- States as intermeddlers -- A legal interest in genocide -- Compensation for victims -- The World Court's power -- The need for genocide -- The power of domestic courts -- The deterrent value of genocide.