商品簡介
The editors (both of Nottingham Trent U., UK) present 21 papers resulting out of an eponymous research initiative aiming to place the criminal law of genocide within historical, political, and social contexts. Opening papers address the historical development of genocide and the criminal law of genocide, providing discussion of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and the treatment of genocide at the Nuremberg trials. Case studies discussing the role of the state policy element in determining whether genocide has been committed in Darfur and the role of the major powers during the genocide in Rwanda come next, followed by papers addressing such questions as the schism between the legal and the social concept of genocide in light of the responsibility to protect, whether emerging jurisprudence on complicity in genocide before international ad hoc tribunals constitutes a moving target in conflict with the principle of legality, remedies for genocidal sexual violence against women, and the jurisdiction of incitement laws. Six papers then examine national and international instruments for prosecuting genocide and the final four contributions discuss prevention, alternative justice solutions, and sentencing. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
James Petras is Professor Emeritus in Sociology at SUNY at Binghamton, New York, USA, and Adjunct Professor in International Development Studies at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS, Canada. He is the author of over sixty books and numerous other writings on Latin America and world developments, including The New Development Politics (2003). A list and a file of his periodical writings and journal articles can be accessed via www.rebelion.org Henry Veltmeyer is Professor of Development Studies at the Universidad AutA3noma de Zacatecas (UAZ), Mexico, and Professor of Sociology and International Development Studies at St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS, Canada. He is author of numerous book length studies and scholarly articles on issues of Latin American and world developments, including Globalization and Antiglobalization (2004).
