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Zusatztext ...superbly edited and written, offering a comprehensive, between two covers, commentary on the convention and its drawbacks as written...No public library, private collection, or international decision-maker's legal resources would be complete without this comprehensive, but succinct, guidebook on both the historical and contemporary themes which drive the letter and spirit of the UN's Genocide Convention. Informationen zum Autor Paola Gaeta is a Professor of International Criminal Law at Florence University. Since September 2007 she is also a Professor of International Criminal Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Geneva and Director of the LL.M. Programme of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of International Criminal Justice and of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of International Law. Her publications include La giustizia cautelare nel diritto internazionale (Interim measures taken by International courts and tribunals) (2000) and The Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Commentary (co-edited with A Cassese and JRWD Jones, 2001). She has also published numerous articles on public international law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law. Klappentext The 1948 Genocide Convention is one of the most important instruments in international law. This Commentary provides a comprehensive analysis of each article of the Convention, taking a thematic approach. It also examines the Convention's legacy and future, drawing on its preparatory works and the development of international case law on genocide. Zusammenfassung The 1948 Genocide Convention is one of the most important instruments in international law. This Commentary provides a comprehensive analysis of each article of the Convention, taking a thematic approach. It also examines the Convention's legacy and future, drawing on its preparatory works and the development of international case law on genocide....
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- Part I - Introduction
- 1: Yuval Shany: The Road to the Genocide Convention and Beyond
- 2: Orna Ben Naftali: The Obligation to Prevent and to Punish Genocide
- 3: Ben Saul: The Implementation of the Genocide Convention at the National Level
- Part II - The Definition of Genocide
- 4: Florian Jessberger: The Definition and the Elements of the Crime of Genocide
- 5: Fanny Martin: The Notion of 'Protected Groups' in the Genocide Convention and Its Application
- 6: Antonio Cassese: Is Genocidal Policy a Requirement for the Crime of Genocide?
- Part III - Individual Criminal Responsibility for Genocide
- 7: Alexander Zahar: Perpetrators and Co-perpetrators of Genocide (Art. 3 )
- 8: Elies van Sliedregt: Complicity to Commit Genocide
- 9: Jens David Ohlin: Attempt to Commit Genocide
- 10: Jens David Ohlin: Incitement and Conspiracy to Commit Genocide
- Part IV - The Repression of the Crime of Genocide
- 11: Vanessa Thalmann: National Criminal Jurisdiction over Genocide
- 12: Salvatore Zappalà : International Criminal Jurisdiction over Genocide
- 13: Robert Roth: The Extradition of Génocidaires
- 14: Paola Gaeta: Immunities and Genocide
- 15: Judge Howard Morrison QC: The Defence of Alleged Genocidaires
- Part V - Accountability of States for Genocide
- 16: Anja Seibert-Fohr: State Responsibility for Genocide under the Genocide Convention
- 17: Jens Ohlin: State Responsibility for Conspiracy, Incitement and Attempt To Commit Genocide
- 18: Paolo Palchetti: State Responsibility for Complicity in Genocide
- Part VI - Enforcing the Convention Through the United Nations
- 19: Giorgio Gaja: The Role of the United Nations in Preventing and Suppressing Genocide
- 20: Robert Kolb: The Compromissory Clause of the Convention
- 21: Robert Kolb and Sandra Krähenmann: The Scope Ratione Personae of the Compulsory Jurisdiction of the ICJ
- 22: Robert Kolb: The Scope Ratione Materiae of the Compulsory Jurisdiction of the ICJ
- Part VII - The Mechanics of the Convention
- 23: Marko Milanovic: Territorial Application of the Genocide Convention and State Succession
- 24: Katherine Del Mar: Operative Provisions of the Genocide Convention
- Part VIII - The Convention in the Twenty-First Century
- 25: Christian Tomuschat: Prosecuting Denials of Past Alleged Genocides
- 26: Antonio Cassese: Taking Stock of the Genocide Convention and Looking Ahead
- Appendix: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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...superbly edited and written, offering a comprehensive, between two covers, commentary on the convention and its drawbacks as written...No public library, private collection, or international decision-maker's legal resources would be complete without this comprehensive, but succinct, guidebook on both the historical and contemporary themes which drive the letter and spirit of the UN's Genocide Convention. ASIL
