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The Crime of Destruction and the Law of Genocide: Their Impact on Collective Memory
This work deals with the crime of genocide and with the social and collective memory of this crime. The volume shows that genocide fails to be adequately remembered due to the inherent defects of the law of genocide itself. The book thus links the social phenomenon to the legal theory (the legal norms) as well as to the legal practice (the trials).
| Author(s) | By Caroline Fournet. |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 216 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 28 May 2007 |
| Availability | Available |
This work deals with the crime of genocide and with the social and collective memory of this crime. The volume shows that genocide fails to be adequately remembered due to the inherent defects of the law of genocide itself. The book thus links the social phenomenon to the legal theory (the legal norms) as well as to the legal practice (the trials).
Contents: Introduction: memory and genocide. Part I Specificity and Uniqueness of Genocides: The crime of genocide: 'A crime without a name'?; Dehumanizing intent and death by destruction. Part II The Conventional Interpretation of the Specificity of the
Caroline Fournet is Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter, UK. Her interests are in the areas of Public International Law, especially International Human Rights Law, Humanitarian Law, and International Criminal Law.
