Genocide in International Law

The Crime of Crimes

William A. Schabas (Middlesex University, London)

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Cambridge University Press
03 April 2025

Genocide & ethnic cleansing; International humanitarian law; International criminal law

The 1948 Genocide Convention is a vital legal tool in the international campaign against impunity. Its provisions, including its enigmatic definition of the crime and its pledge both to punish and to prevent the 'crime of crimes', have now been considered in important judgments by the International Court of Justice, the international criminal tribunals and domestic courts. Since the second edition appeared in 2009, there have been important new judgments as well as attempts to apply the concept of genocide to a range of conflicts. Attention is given to the concept of protected groups, to problems of criminal prosecution and to issues of international judicial cooperation, such as extradition. The duty to prevent genocide and its relationship with the doctrine of the 'responsibility to protect' are also explored.

By: William A. Schabas (Middlesex University London)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
ISBN: 9781009460811
ISBN 10: 1009460811
Pages: 895
Publication Date: 03 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. Origins of the legal prohibition of genocide; 2. Drafting of the Convention; 3. Subsequent normative developments; 4. Groups protected by the Convention; 5. The specific intent to commit genocide; 6. Punishable acts of genocide; 7. Cultural genocide, ethnic cleansing and other acts not punishable under the Convention; 8. 'Other acts' of genocide; 9. Defences to genocide; 10. Prosecution of genocide by international and domestic tribunals; 11. State responsibility and the role of the International Court of Justice; 12. Prevention of genocide; 13. Activity of international organizations; 14. Treaty law questions and the Convention; Conclusions.

William A. Schabas oc mria is Professor of International Law at Middlesex University London and emeritus professor at Leiden University and the University of Galway. The author of many books and journal articles on the subject of international human rights law and international criminal law, Schabas served as an international member of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2002 to 2004) and chairman of the commission of inquiry into the Gaza conflict established by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2014. He has appeared before the International Court of Justice and the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in cases concerning genocide. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Member of the Royal Irish Academy.