The United States And The Genocide Convention

Author : Lawrence J. LeBlanc
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United States and the Genocide Convention written by Lawrence J. LeBlanc and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this definitive study, Lawrence J. LeBlanc examines the nearly forty-year struggle over ratification of the Genocide Convention by the United States. LeBlanc's analysis of the history of the convention and the issues and problems surrounding its ratification sheds important light on the process of treaty ratification in the United States and on the role of American public opinion and political culture in international human rights legislation. Drawing on case studies of genocide committed since World War II, the author also confronts the strengths and weaknesses of international adjudication as a whole. Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 in response to the atrocities committed by the Nazis before and during World War II, the Genocide Convention was finally made law by the United States Senate in 1988 contingent upon a series of "conditions"--known as the "Lugar-Helms-Hatch Sovereignty Package"--which, LeBlanc suggests, markedly weakened the convention. Through careful analysis of the bitter debates over ratification, LeBlanc demonstrates that much of the opposition to the convention sprang from fears that it would be used domestically as a tool by groups such as blacks and Native Americans who might hold the U.S. accountable for genocide in matters of race relations.

Author : Samuel Totten
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487533225
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United Nations Genocide Convention written by Samuel Totten and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is virtually impossible to understand the phenomenon of genocide without a clear understanding of the complexities of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UNCG). This brief but cogent book provides an introduction to the unique wording, legal terminology, and key components of the convention, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Providing clarity on the distinctions between genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, this book is designed to be an entry into further study of genocide in its legal, historical, political, and philosophical dimensions. Key terms, such as intent and motive, are explained, case studies are included, and a detailed bibliography at the conclusion of the book offers suggested avenues for more advanced study of the UNCG.

Author : Anton Weiss-Wendt
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN 13 : 0299312909
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soviet Union and the Gutting of the UN Genocide Convention written by Anton Weiss-Wendt and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How both the Soviet Union and the United States manipulated and weakened the drafting of the United Nations Genocide Convention treaty in the midst of the Cold War.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Genocide Convention written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : H. G. Van Der Wilt
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004153284
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Genocide Convention written by H. G. Van Der Wilt and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genocide is acknowledged as 'the crime of crimes'. This book is the product of an encounter between scholars of historical and legal disciplines which have joined forces to address the question of whether the legal concept of genocide still corresponds with the historical and social perception of the phenomenon.

Author : Jeffrey S. Bachman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135169216X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United States and Genocide written by Jeffrey S. Bachman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There exists a dominant narrative that essentially defines the US’ relationship with genocide through what the US has failed to do to stop or prevent genocide, rather than through how its actions have contributed to the commission of genocide. This narrative acts to conceal the true nature of the US’ relationship with many of the governments that have committed genocide since the Holocaust, as well as the US’ own actions. In response, this book challenges the dominant narrative through a comprehensive analysis of the US’ relationship with genocide. The analysis is situated within the broader genocide studies literature, while emphasizing the role of state responsibility for the commission of genocide and the crime’s ancillary acts. The book addresses how a culture of impunity contributes to the resiliency of the dominant narrative in the face of considerable evidence that challenges it. Bachman’s narrative presents a far darker relationship between the US and genocide, one that has developed from the start of the Genocide Convention’s negotiations and has extended all the way to present day, as can be seen in the relationships the US maintains with potentially genocidal regimes, from Saudi Arabia to Myanmar. This book will be of interest to scholars, postgraduates, and students of genocide studies, US foreign policy, and human rights. A secondary readership may be found in those who study international law and international relations.

Author : Samuel Totten
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487524080
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United Nations Genocide Convention written by Samuel Totten and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE UNCG is a complicated piece of international law. This book, authored by two experts on the topic of genocide, enables readers to more accurately analyze these horrific events.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.2B/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on the Genocide Convention
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Genocide Convention written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on the Genocide Convention and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Behrens
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136168567
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elements of Genocide written by Paul Behrens and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elements of Genocide provides an authoritative evaluation of the current perception of the crime, as it appears in the decisions of judicial authorities, the writings of the foremost academic experts in the field, and in the texts of Commission Reports. Genocide constitutes one of the most significant problems in contemporary international law. Within the last fifteen years, the world has witnessed genocidal conduct in Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the debate on the commission of genocide in Darfur and the DR Congo is ongoing. Within the same period, the prosecution of suspected génocidaires has taken place in international tribunals, internationalised tribunals and domestic courts; and the names of Slobodan Milosevic, Radovan Karadzic and Saddam Hussein feature among those against whom charges of genocide were brought. Pursuing an interdisciplinary examination of the existing case law on genocide in international and domestic courts, Elements of Genocide comprehensive and accessible reflection on the crime of genocide, and its inherent complexities.