Why is genocide the 'ultimate crime' and does this distinction make any difference in confronting evil? Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPVH; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 29. . 2014. paperback. . . . .

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Title: Reducing Genocide to Law: Definition, Meaning, And The Ultimate Crime: 87 (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, Series Number 87)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2014
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1107480051
ISBN 13: 9781107480056
Binding: Soft cover
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Could the prevailing view that genocide is the ultimate crime be wrong? Is it possible that it is actually on an equal footing with war crimes and crimes against humanity? Is the power of the word genocide derived from something other than jurisprudence? And why should a hierarchical abstraction assume such importance in conferring meaning on suffering and injustice? Could reducing a reality that is beyond reason and words into a fixed category undermine the very progress and justice that such labelling purports to achieve? For some, these questions may border on the international law equivalent of blasphemy. This original and daring book, written by a renowned scholar and practitioner who was the first Legal Advisor to the UN Prosecutor at The Hague, is a probing reflection on empathy and our faith in global justice.

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Payam Akhavan is Professor of International Law at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He was the first Legal Advisor to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda at The Hague (1994–2000) and has served with the United Nations in Cambodia, East Timor and Guatemala. He is also the author of the Report on the Work of the Office of the Special Advisor of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide (2005), has served as Chairman of the Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide (2007) and is Co-Producer of the documentary film 'Genos.Cide: The Great Challenge' (2009).

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