Ius Gentium

Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice

By: RenÃ© Provost (Editor), Payam Akhavan (Editor)

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Hardcover | 30 November 2010

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"Never again" stands as one the central pledges of the international community following the end of the Second World War, upon full realization of the massive scale of the Nazi extermination programme. Genocide stands as an intolerable assault on a sense of common humanity embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other fundamental international instruments, including the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the United Nations Charter. And yet, since the Second World War, the international community has proven incapable of effectively preventing the occurrence of more genocides in places like Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sudan. Is genocide actually preventable, or is "ever again" a more accurate catchphrase to capture the reality of this phenomenon? The essays in this volume explore the complex nature of genocide and the relative promise of various avenues identified by the international community to attempt to put a definitive end to its occurrence. Essays focus on a conceptualization of genocide as a social and political phenomenon, on the identification of key actors (Governments, international institutions, the media, civil society, individuals), and on an exploration of the relative promise of different means to prevent genocide (criminal accountability, civil disobedience, shaming, intervention).

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"The essays reflect a range of disciplinary perspectives and approaches, including history, sociology, psychology, journalism, international relations, and law, unified around a theme of genocide prevention ... . Contributions vary from the theoretical, to the descriptive, to the practical based on personal experiences. The book is thus likely to appeal to a wide audience interested in engaging with both theoretical and practical perspectives on the dynamics of genocide and what we might focus upon in order to prevent its recurrence." (Joanna Kyriakakis, Criminal Law and Philosophy, Vol. 10, 2016)

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Moving From Repression to Prevention of Genocide	p. 1
Reconceptualizing Genocide
From Irish Famine to Congo Reform: Nineteenth-Century Roots of International Human Rights Law and Activism	p. 13
Darfur: Genocidal Theory and Practical Atrocities	p. 45
Sovereignty as Responsibility for the Prevention of Genocide	p. 57
Citizenship, National Identity, and Genocide	p. 81
Incitement, Prevention and Media Rights	p. 97
Un/Prevented Genocide
Some Problems of Genocide Prevention	p. 107
Preventing Genocide Through Military Intervention: Peacekeeping Troops in the "Responsibility to Protect" Era	p. 117
Combating State-Sanctioned Incitement to Genocide: A Legal and Moral Imperative	p. 131
Facing History: Denial and the Turkish National Security Concept	p. 151
The Role of Economic Sanctions in Deterring Serious Human Rights Violations: South Africa, Iraq and Darfur	p. 159
Expectation of Prosecuting the Crimes of Genocide in China	p. 173
Prevention Beyond the State
Not "Lambs to the Slaughter": A Program for Resistance to Genocidal Law	p. 195
Privatizing Humanitarian Intervention? Mercenaries, PMCs and the Business of Peace	p. 239
Creating the Outcry: Citizen-Driven Political Will for Genocide Prevention in the US Context	p. 269
The Role of the International Community in Assisting the International Criminal Court to Secure Justice and Accountability	p. 279
International Justice: From the Twilight to the Dawn? International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo at McGill University	p. 291
The Politics of Legal Accountability and Genocide Prevention	p. 295
A Psychological Investigation of Individual and Social Transformations in Post-Genocide Rwanda	p. 305
Creating the Essential Middle Ground: Using Media to Enhance Tolerance and Co-Habitation in Africa	p. 319
References	p. 333
Index	p. 355
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