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The Oxford Handbook on Atrocity Crimes surveys and further develops the evolving field of atrocity crime studies through interdisciplinary research on war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in one comprehensive volume encompassing contributions of leading scholars.
List of contents
- Introduction: Atrocity Crimes and Atrocity Studies:
- Barbora Holá, Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira, and Maartje Weerdesteijn
- PART I: Atrocity Crimes
- 1. Genealogy and Etymology of Atrocity Crimes: Jeremy Kuperberg and John Hagan
- 2. On the Empirical Study of Atrocity Crimes: Catrien Bijleveld
- 3. Atrocity Crimes as a Different Type of Crime?: Mark A. Drumbl
- PART II: Etiology and Causes of Atrocity Crimes
- 4. Origins of Predicting Genocide and Politicide: Risk Assessments and Early Warnings: Barbara Harff
- 5. Human Rights and Atrocities: Melanie O'Brien
- 6. Armed Conflict and Atrocities: Understanding Power Dynamics: Jolle Demmers
- 7. Natural Resources and Atrocities: Kieran Mitton
- 8. Democracies, Dictatorial Regimes, and Atrocities: Maartje Weerdesteijn
- 9. Ideologies, Identities, and Speech in Atrocities: Jonathan Leader Maynard
- 10. Meso-level Dynamics of Atrocities: Rachel Jacobs and Scott Straus
- 11. Detention, Torture, Disappearance: The Crimes of Atrocious Organizations: Susanne Karstedt
- PART III: Actors in Atrocity Crimes
- 12. Individuals as Perpetrators of Atrocity Crimes: Alette Smeulers
- 13. Individuals as Bystanders to Atrocity Crimes: Roland Moerland
- 14. On the Margins: Role Shifting in Atrocity Crimes: Erin Jessee
- 15. Child Soldiers: Myriam Denov and Anaïs Cadieux Van Vliet
- 16. Non-State Actors and Atrocity Crimes: Ugur Ümit Üngör
- 17. The Involvement of Corporations in Atrocity Crimes: Wim Huisman, Susanne Karstedt, and Annika van Baar
- 18. The Role of the State in Atrocity Crimes: Christopher W. Mullins
- 19. The International Community and Atrocity Crimes: The Responsibility to Protect: Alex J. Bellamy
- PART IV: Harm and Victims of Atrocity Crimes
- 20. Victimology of Atrocity Crimes: Antony Pemberton and Rianne Letschert
- 21. How Can Mortality due to Atrocity Crimes be Estimated? Methods and Data Sources: Helge Brunborg
- 22. Atrocity Crimes and Harm to the Environment: Interrelations between Armed Conflict, Violence, and Ecocide: Daan P. van Uhm
- 23. Forced Migrants and Atrocity Crimes: Victoria Colvin and Phil Orchard
- 24. In the Aftermath of Atrocities: Research on the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma and Violence: Lidewyde Berckmoes
- PART V: Reactions to Atrocity Crimes
- 25. Transitional Justice in the 21st Century: History, Effectiveness, and Challenges: David Tolbert and Marcela Prieto Rudolphy
- 26. International Criminal Justice: Nancy Amoury Combs
- 27. Sexual Violence as a Practice of War: Implications for the Investigation and Prosecution of Atrocity Crimes: Kim Thuy Seelinger and Elisabeth Jean Wood
- 28. Amnesties and Truth Commissions: Jeremy Sarkin
- 29. Customary Responses: Joanna R. Quinn
- 30. Reparations and the Role of Apologies: Stephanie Wolfe
- 31. Memory and Memorialization After Atrocities: Nicole Fox
- PART VI - Case Studies
- A. War Crimes
- 32. War Crimes in Angola: Joris van Wijk
- 33. War Crimes, Atrocities, and Resistance in Colombia: Oliver Kaplan
- B. Crimes Against Humanity
- 34. Crimes against Humanity in Indonesia (1965-1966): Jess Melvin and Annie Pohlman
- 35. Crimes against Humanity and Transitional Justice in Ethiopia (1935-2020): Thijs B. Bouwknegt and Tadesse Simie Metekia
- C. Genocide
- 36. Guatemala: Genocide and its Aftermath: Naomi Roht-Arriaza
- 37. Genocide Against the Êzidîs in Iraq: The Sinjar Massacre and its Aftermath: Kjell Anderson
About the author
Barbora Holá works as Senior Researcher at the NSCR and as Associate Professor at the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She has an interdisciplinary focus and studies transitional justice after atrocities, in particular (international) criminal trials, sentencing of international crimes, enforcement of international sentences, rehabilitation of war criminals and life after trial at international criminal tribunals.
Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira is an Associate Professor of Sociology at The Ohio State University. Her research addresses the causes of genocide and mass violence, as well as how countries rebuild in the aftermath. Her two current projects funded by the U.S. National Science foundation examine Rwanda's gacaca courts and peoples' reentry and reintegration following incarceration for genocide in Rwanda.
Maartje Weerdesteijn works as Assistant Professor at the Department of Criminal law and Criminology at Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam. She is an interdisciplinary scholar who focusses on the role of the dictator in orchestrating mass atrocities and the responsibility of the international community to mitigate these crimes.
Summary
The Oxford Handbook on Atrocity Crimes surveys and further develops the evolving field of atrocity crime studies through interdisciplinary research on war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in one comprehensive volume encompassing contributions of leading scholars.
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First comprehensive account of atrocity crime
