
The UN Genocide Convention
a commentary
$415.15
- Hardcover
616 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2009
Summary
Understanding Genocide: A Commentary on the UN Convention
The Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948, stands as a cornerstone of contemporary international law. Born from the ashes of the Nuremberg trials, it embodies the principle that individuals, not abstract entities, commit crimes against international law and must be held accountable.
This Convention, drafted in response t…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780199570218 |
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ISBN-10: | 0199570213 |
Series: | Oxford Commentaries on International Law |
Author: | Paola Gaeta |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
Format: | Hardcover |
Number of Pages: | 616 |
Release Date: | 15 October 2009 |
Weight: | 1.06kg |
Dimensions: | 240mm x 160mm x 40mm |
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Critics Review
…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 *
About The Author
Paola Gaeta
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.
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