The Genocide Convention sixty years after its adoption

In 1948 the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Thereby genocide was defined as an international crime. Sixty years after its adoption, the prosecution of the crime of genocide still raises multiple questions. Although genocide was not a crime during the Nuremberg Trial its historic roots rest with the persecution of Jews and other minorities by Nazi-Germany. Because of this historic focus the legal definition of genocide is difficult to apply to other conflicts. Bringing together scholars and practitioners, this volume of essays examines the Genocide Convention from historic, legal and social science perspectives. Contemporary witnesses also report on their experiences of the Nuremberg, the Eichmann and the Auschwitz trials. INDICE: Introduction E. Conze and Chr. Safferling; Part I. Historical Development: 2. Genocide in international law and international relations prior to1948 W. Schabas; 3. Raphael Lemkin and the Nuremberg Trial J. Barrett; 4. TheUnited Nations and the origins of the Genocide Convention 1946–1948 J. Dülffer; 5. Strategies for 'genocide trials' after WWII - how the Allied powers dealt with the phenomenon of genocide in occupied Germany W. Form; 6. The Holocaust and the Genocide Convention of 1948 H. Reginbogin; Part II. Public Policy Considerations: 7. Genocide prevention and the dynamics of conflict U. Wagner and Th. Bonacker; 8. War crimes, genocide trials and 'Vergangenheitspolitik': the German case A. Weinke; 9. Genocide and the Genocide Convention in Israel M. Zimmermann; Part III. Interpretation of the Crime of Genocide: 10. The policy element in genocide: when is it required by international rules? A. Cassese; 11. The two notions of genocide: distinguishing macro phenomena and individual misconduct S. Kirsch; 12. Different forms of participating in genocide H. Radtke; 13. The special intent requirement in the crime of genocide Chr. Safferling; Part IV. Case Studies: 14. The challenges of genocide trials: 'the Cambodian situation' J. Aßmann; 15. The ICC and the crime of genocide H.-P. Kaul; 16. The crime of genocide applied in practice - selected aspects of the jurisprudence of the ad-hoc tribunals' appeals chambers M. Schuster; 17. International genocide trials: three case studies I. Weinberg de Roca; Part V. Genocide and the ICJ: 18. The ICJ judgment in the Bosnian genocide case and beyond: a need to reconceptualize? A. Seibert-Fohr; 19. Genocide and the International Court of Justice B. Simma; Part VI. Historic Cases: 20. The trial of Adolf Eichmann and other genocide trials G. Bach; 21. The Auschwitz trial at the Landgericht Frankfurt and its importance for the prohibition of genocide H. Düx; 22. The Nuremberg Trial W. R. Harris.

• ISBN: 978-90-6704-315-1
• Editorial: T.M.C. Asser Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés