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The Obligation To Use Force To Stop Acts Of Genocide: An Overview Of Legal Precedents, Customary Norms, And State Responsibility, Joshua M. Kagan May 2006

The Obligation To Use Force To Stop Acts Of Genocide: An Overview Of Legal Precedents, Customary Norms, And State Responsibility, Joshua M. Kagan

San Diego International Law Journal

Though the Genocide Convention was created to "liberate mankind from [the] odious scourge" of genocide, the dreams of its drafters have still not come to fruition. The commission of genocide, widely considered the most appalling of all crimes, did not end with the signing and ratification of the Convention in 1948. Genocide continues in the world today. While its sentiments were noble and its aims commendable, the Genocide Convention as it is interpreted and applied today is insufficient to stop the commission of genocide in the world. In order to rid the world of this crime, a new interpretation of …


Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Mariam Ahmedani, Anne Heindel, Jeffrey Forbes, Robin Murphy, Leslie Thompson Jan 2006

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Mariam Ahmedani, Anne Heindel, Jeffrey Forbes, Robin Murphy, Leslie Thompson

Human Rights Brief

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Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Nick Leddy, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman, Bjorn Sorenson Jan 2006

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Nick Leddy, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman, Bjorn Sorenson

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.