The Genocide Convention sixty years after its adoption / edited by Christoph Safferling and Eckart Conze.
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Title
The Genocide Convention sixty years after its adoption / edited by Christoph Safferling and Eckart Conze.
Published
The Hague : Asser, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
KZ7180 .G463 2010
ISBN
9789067043151 (hbk.)
906704315X (hbk.)
906704315X (hbk.)
Description
xx, 316 pages ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)535491402
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Genocide Convention 60 years after its adoption
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Table of Contents
Foreword
V
Acknowledgements / Lutz Diwell
IX
Summary of Contents / Lutz Diwell
XI
Abbreviations / Lutz Diwell
XIX
Introduction / Lutz Diwell
The Genocide Convention Sixty Years After its Adoption / Lutz Diwell
3
I.
Legal remarks / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
5
II.
Historical remarks / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
7
III.
The legal and historical reflections / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
9
III.1.
Historical development and public policy considerations / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
9
III.2.
Legal issues / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
12
III.3.
Case studies / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
13
III.4.
Genocide and the International Court of Justice / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
14
IV.
Historic cases: contemporary witnesses / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
14
V.
Future prospects / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
15
Part One: Historical Development / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
Genocide in International Law and International Relations Prior to 1948 / Christoph Safferling Eckart Conze
19
I.
Human rights, the United Nations and the drive for war crimes prosecutions / William A. Schabas
22
II.
Crimes against humanity and the drafting of the 1948 Genocide Convention / William A. Schabas
24
III.
Closing the impunity gap / William A. Schabas
30
IV.
Conclusions / William A. Schabas
32
Raphael Lemkin and 'Genocide' at Nuremberg, 1945-1946 / William A. Schabas
35
I.
Lemkin in Washington, spring 1945 / John Q. Barrett
36
II.
Lemkin in London, late summer 1945 / John Q. Barrett
41
III.
'Genocide' in the Nuremberg Indictment, October 1945 / John Q. Barrett
44
IV.
Lemkin and 'Genocide' during the Nuremberg trial, November 1945-September 1946 / John Q. Barrett
47
V.
Conclusion / John Q. Barrett
53
The United Nations and the Origins of the Genocide Convention 1946-1948 / John Q. Barrett
55
I.
Chronological outline / Jost Dülffer
56
II.
Basic questions / Jost Dülffer
57
III.
Great Power interests and the negotiations for the Genocide Convention / Jost Dülffer
58
IV.
Conclusion / Jost Dülffer
66
Strategies for 'Genocide Trials' after World War II [–] How the Allied Powers Dealt with the Phenomenon of Genocide in Occupied Germany / Jost Dülffer
69
I.
Preliminary remarks: defining humanity / Wolfgang Form
69
II.
European experiences with mass violence / Wolfgang Form
70
II.1.
The path to Nuremberg / Wolfgang Form
71
II.2.
Institutionalisation efforts / Wolfgang Form
74
II.3.
The United Nations War Crimes Commission / Wolfgang Form
75
III.
National jurisdictions after World War II / Wolfgang Form
77
III.1.
IBA Military courts / Wolfgang Form
77
III.2.
Non-military courts under Control Council Law No. 10 / Wolfgang Form
78
III.3.
The principle of non-interference in domestic affairs / Wolfgang Form
79
III.4.
Punishing crimes committed before the war / Wolfgang Form
79
The Holocaust and the Genocide Convention of 1948 / Wolfgang Form
83
I.
Holocaust/Shoah and the legal term Genocide / Herbert Reginbogin
84
II.
Anti-semitism / Herbert Reginbogin
85
III.
1938 [–] the World Community and the Evian Conference / Herbert Reginbogin
87
IV.
The conference begins / Herbert Reginbogin
89
V.
Conference failure and the consequences / Herbert Reginbogin
92
Part Two: Public Policy Considerations / Herbert Reginbogin
Genocide Prevention and the Dynamics of Conflict / Herbert Reginbogin
99
I.
Groups and intergroup processes / Ulrich Wagner Thorsten Bonacker
99
II.
Intergroup violence / Ulrich Wagner Thorsten Bonacker
101
III.
Prevention and treatment of violence and genocide / Ulrich Wagner Thorsten Bonacker
104
War Crimes, Genocide Trials and Vergangenheitspolitik [–] the German Case / Ulrich Wagner Thorsten Bonacker
109
I.
Germany and international law after 1945: A case of 'post-Nuremberg reflex'? / Annette Weinke
109
II.
'Nuremberg' and its effects on German perceptions of genocide trials / Annette Weinke
113
III.
'Coming to terms with the past' by means of criminal law? / Annette Weinke
120
IV.
Conclusion / Annette Weinke
123
Genocide and the Genocide Convention in Israel / Annette Weinke
125
Part Three: Interpretation of the Crime of Genocide / Moshe Zimmermann
The Policy Element in Genocide: When is it Required by International Rules? / Moshe Zimmermann
133
The Two Notions of Genocide: Distinguishing Macro Phenomena and Individual Misconduct / Antonio Cassese
141
I.
The 'social' concept of genocide / Stefan Kirsch
141
II.
The 'legal' concept of genocide / Stefan Kirsch
143
II.1.
The 'systemic' nature of genocide / Stefan Kirsch
145
II.2.
Individual misconduct / Stefan Kirsch
148
II.3.
Proving genocide / Stefan Kirsch
149
III.
Conclusion / Stefan Kirsch
152
Different Forms of Participation in Genocide / Stefan Kirsch
153
I.
Legal basis for complicity in international criminal law / Henning Radtke
153
II.
Differentiation of the different forms of participation / Henning Radtke
155
III.
Derivation of a limitation of participation from the criterion of intention in genocide / Henning Radtke
159
IV.
Result / Henning Radtke
161
The Special Intent Requirement in the Crime of Genocide / Henning Radtke
163
I.
The basic structure and aim of the crime of genocide / Christoph Safferling
165
I.1.
Basic structure / Christoph Safferling
165
I.2.
Aim of the norm / Christoph Safferling
167
II.
Subjective requirements / Christoph Safferling
168
II.1.
Ordinary intent / Christoph Safferling
169
II.2.
Special intent / Christoph Safferling
170
II.2.a.
Applicability of Article 30 ICCSt / Christoph Safferling
170
II.2.b.
Interpretation of the special intent / Christoph Safferling
171
II.2.b.1.
Knowledge-based interpretation / Christoph Safferling
171
II.2.b.2.
Will-based interpretation / Christoph Safferling
173
II.2.c.
Individual requirements / Christoph Safferling
174
II.2.c.1.
Destroy / Christoph Safferling
174
II.2.c.2.
In whole or in part / Christoph Safferling
176
III.
The proof of special intent / Christoph Safferling
177
IV.
Summary and future prospects / Christoph Safferling
179
Part Four: Case Studies / Christoph Safferling
The Challenges of Genocide Trials: 'The Cambodian Situation' / Christoph Safferling
183
I.
The structure of the Extraordinary Chambers / Jürgen Aßmann
184
II.
Challenges faced by the Extraordinary Chambers / Jürgen Aßmann
185
II.1.
Political challenges / Jürgen Aßmann
185
II.2.
Legal and procedural challenges / Jürgen Aßmann
187
II.3.
Evidentiary challenges / Jürgen Aßmann
190
II.4.
Practical challenges / Jürgen Aßmann
191
III.
Challenges confronted by Cambodian Society / Jürgen Aßmann
191
IV.
Conclusion / Jürgen Aßmann
193
The International Criminal Court and the Crime of Genocide / Jürgen Aßmann
195
I.
Introduction / Hans-Peter Kaul
195
II.
The crime of genocide as defined in the ICC's legal framework / Hans-Peter Kaul
197
II.1.
The concept of genocide [–] from Lemkin to Article 6 of the Rome Statute / Hans-Peter Kaul
197
II.2.
The concept of genocide as specified in the Elements of Crimes / Hans-Peter Kaul
199
III.
The Crime of Genocide as applied in the ICC's recent practice / Hans-Peter Kaul
201
III.1.
Procedural and historical background / Hans-Peter Kaul
201
III.2.
The majority's decision not to include the charges of genocide in the warrant of arrest / Hans-Peter Kaul
202
III.2.a.
The contextual element / Hans-Peter Kaul
203
III.2.b.
The specific elements / Hans-Peter Kaul
204
III.2.b.1.
Existence of a protected group / Hans-Peter Kaul
204
III.2.b.2.
The specific intent requirement / Hans-Peter Kaul
204
III.3.
Judge Ugacka's 'Separate and Partly Dissenting Opinion' / Hans-Peter Kaul
206
III.4.
The Prosecutor's application for leave to appeal pursuant to Article 82(1)(d) of the Statute / Hans-Peter Kaul
207
IV.
Conclusion / Hans-Peter Kaul
209
The Crime of Genocide Applied in Practice [–] Selected Aspects of the Jurisprudence of the ad hoc Tribunals' Appeals Chambers / Hans-Peter Kaul
213
I.
Introduction / Matthias Schuster
213
II.
The protected group / Matthias Schuster
215
III.
The destruction of the group / Matthias Schuster
222
IV.
'In whole or in part... as such' / Matthias Schuster
225
V.
Proving genocidal intent / Matthias Schuster
232
VI.
Conclusion / Matthias Schuster
233
International Genocide Trials: Three Case Studies / Matthias Schuster
235
I.
Introduction / Ines Monica Weinberg De Roca, Margaret Patten Knowlan
235
II.
Ntakirutimana / Ines Monica Weinberg De Roca, Margaret Patten Knowlan
235
III.
Zigiranyirazo / Margaret Patten Knowlan, Ines Monica Weinberg De Roca
238
IV.
Bikindi / Margaret Patten Knowlan, Ines Monica Weinberg De Roca
240
V.
Conclusion / Margaret Patten Knowlan, Ines Monica Weinberg De Roca
242
Part Five: Genocide and the International Court of Justice / Ines Monica Weinberg De Roca, Margaret Patten Knowlan
The ICJ Judgment in the Bosnian Genocide case and Beyond: A Need to Reconceptualise? / Ines Monica Weinberg De Roca, Margaret Patten Knowlan
245
I.
Introduction / Anja Seibert-Fohr
245
II.
History of proceedings / Anja Seibert-Fohr
246
III.
Subject-matter jurisdiction of the ICJ in genocide cases / Anja Seibert-Fohr
247
III.1.
The scope of primary obligations under the Genocide Convention / Anja Seibert-Fohr
248
III.2.
The applicability of the concept of state responsibility / Anja Seibert-Fohr
250
IV.
The Court's criminal law analysis / Anja Seibert-Fohr
251
IV.1.
The Court's line of reasoning / Anja Seibert-Fohr
251
IV.2.
The need to reconceptualise / Anja Seibert-Fohr
253
V.
The missing piece / Anja Seibert-Fohr
254
VI.
Conclusion and suggestions for the future conceptualisation / Anja Seibert-Fohr
257
Genocide and the International Court of Justice / Anja Seibert-Fohr
259
I.
Introduction / Bruno Simma
259
II.
On the duty to prevent genocide / Bruno Simma
261
III.
Distinguishing between a failure to prevent genocide and complicity in its commission / Bruno Simma
263
IV.
The 'reinforcing' effect of provisional measures orders on Serbia's obligations / Bruno Simma
264
V.
Can a state commit genocide? / Bruno Simma
264
VI.
Attribution of responsibility for genocide / Bruno Simma
265
VII.
What is an 'organ of state'? / Bruno Simma
268
VIII.
Attribution to a state of genocide committed by persons who are not state organs / Bruno Simma
269
IX.
Reparation / Bruno Simma
270
X.
Conclusion / Bruno Simma
271
Part Six: Historic Cases / Bruno Simma
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann and Other Genocide Trials / Bruno Simma
275
The Auschwitz Trial at the Landgericht Frankfurt and its Importance for the Prohibition of Genocide / Justice Gabriel Bach
287
The Nuremberg Trial 1945-1946 / Heinz Düx
299
List of Contributors / Whitney R. Harris
305
Index / Whitney R. Harris
309