The Criminal Law of Genocide

Ralph Henham is Professor of Criminal Justice at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, UK. Paul Behrens is at the University of Leicester, UK

Contents: Preface. Part I Historical Perspectives: The Armenian Genocide: a contextual view of the crime and politics of denial, Raffi Sarkissan; Armenian genocide claims: a contextual version of the 1915 events, Sadi Cayci; Genocide and Nuremberg, Henry T. King Jr. Part II Case Studies: Has genocide been committed in Darfur? The state plan or policy element in the crime of genocide, William A. Schabas; Sudan, the United States and the International Criminal Court: a tense triumvirate in transitional justice for Darfur, Zachary D. Kaufman; The major powers and the genocide in Rwanda, Roméo Dallaire and Kishan Manocha. Part III Aspects of the Crime: The schism between the legal and the social concept of genocide in light of the responsibility to protect, Larissa van den Herik; Is the emerging jurisprudence on complicity in genocide before the international ad hoc tribunals a moving target in conflict with the principle of legality?, Michael G. Karnavas; Telling stories and hearing truths: providing an effective remedy to genocidal sexual violence against women, Fiona de Londras; A moment of kindness? Consistency and genocidal intent, Paul Behrens; Freedom of speech vs. hate speech. The jurisdiction of 'direct and public incitement to commit genocide', Tonja Salomon. Part IV International and Domestic Prosecution of Genocide: The prohibition of genocide under the legal instruments of the International Criminal Court, Tuiloma Neroni Slade; ICC investigations and a hierarchy of referrals: has genocide in Darfur been predetermined?, Chris Gallavin; Specificity of indictments in ICTR genocide trials, Paul Ng'arua; Cambodia's extraordinary chamber: is it the most effective and appropriate means of addressing the crimes of the Khmer Rouge?, Alex Bates; The prosecution of genocide - in search of a European perspective, Jan Wouters and Sten Verhoeven; Reflection on the separation of powers: the law of genocide and the symptomatic French paradox, Caroline Fournet. Part V Pr