2013. Hardcover. This book explores the ambiguities of the French law of genocide by exposing the inexplicable dichotomy between a progressive theory and a disinclined practice. Observing that the crime of genocide has remained absent from French courtrooms to the benefit of crimes against humanity, this research dissects the reasons for this absence. Series: Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; LNFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity: Misconceptions and Confusion in French Law and Practice
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Date: 2013
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1849463344
ISBN 13: 9781849463348
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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This book explores the ambiguities of the French law of genocide by exposing the inexplicable dichotomy between a progressive theory and an overly conservative practice. Based on the observation that the crime of genocide has remained absent from French courtrooms to the benefit of crimes against humanity, this research dissects the reasons for this absence, reviewing and analysing the potential legal obstacles to the judicial use of the law of genocide before contemplating the definitional impact of this judicial reluctance and the consequent confusion between the two crimes. Whilst it uses the French law of genocide and related case law on crimes against humanity as its focal points, the book further adopts a more general standpoint, suggesting that the French misunderstandings of the crime of genocide might ultimately be symptomatic of a more widespread misconception of the crime of genocide as a crime perpetrated against 'a group'.

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Caroline Fournet is Associate Professor and Rosalind Franklin Fellow at the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Groningen .

Andra Le Roux-Kemp is Associate Professor in Law at Lincoln Law School, UK.

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