Genocide A Normative Account |
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Author:
| May, Larry |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-12296-2 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2010 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $35.99 |
Book Description:
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In this study, Larry May examines the normative and conceptual problems concerning the crime of genocide. Genocide arises out of the worst of horrors. Legally, however, the unique character of genocide is reduced to a technical requirement, that the perpetrator's act manifest an intention to destroy a protected group. From this definition, many puzzles arise. Paying special attention to the recent case law concerning the Rwanda genocide, May offers the first philosophical exploration...
More DescriptionIn this study, Larry May examines the normative and conceptual problems concerning the crime of genocide. Genocide arises out of the worst of horrors. Legally, however, the unique character of genocide is reduced to a technical requirement, that the perpetrator's act manifest an intention to destroy a protected group. From this definition, many puzzles arise. Paying special attention to the recent case law concerning the Rwanda genocide, May offers the first philosophical exploration of the crime of genocide in international criminal law.