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Confronting Genocide

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Editors:
  1. René Provost

    1. Fac. Law, Centre for Human Rights &, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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  2. Payam Akhavan

    1. Fac. Law, Centre for Human Rights &, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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  • First comprehensive treatment of genocide prevention
  • Anchored in the study of past and current genocide
  • Interdisciplinary approach to identify concrete solutions

Part of the book series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice (IUSGENT, volume 7)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Moving From Repression to Prevention of Genocide

    • Payam Akhavan, René Provost
    Pages 1-10

  5. Prevention Beyond the State

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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“Never again” stands as one the central pledges of the international community following the end of the Second World War, upon full realization of the massive scale of the Nazi extermination programme. Genocide stands as an intolerable assault on a sense of common humanity embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other fundamental international instruments, including the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the United Nations Charter. And yet, since the Second World War, the international community has proven incapable of effectively preventing the occurrence of more genocides in places like Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sudan. Is genocide actually preventable, or is “ever again” a more accurate catchphrase to capture the reality of this phenomenon? The essays in this volume explore the complex nature of genocide and the relative promise of various avenues identified by the international community to attempt to put a definitive end to its occurrence. Essays focus on a conceptualization of genocide as a social and political phenomenon, on the identification of key actors (Governments, international institutions, the media, civil society, individuals), and on an exploration of the relative promise of different means to prevent genocide (criminal accountability, civil disobedience, shaming, intervention).

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“The essays reflect a range of disciplinary perspectives and approaches, including history, sociology, psychology, journalism, international relations, and law, unified around a theme of genocide prevention … . Contributions vary from the theoretical, to the descriptive, to the practical based on personal experiences. The book is thus likely to appeal to a wide audience interested in engaging with both theoretical and practical perspectives on the dynamics of genocide and what we might focus upon in order to prevent its recurrence.” (Joanna Kyriakakis, Criminal Law and Philosophy, Vol. 10, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fac. Law, Centre for Human Rights &, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    René Provost, Payam Akhavan

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