The Genocide Convention : an international law analysis - Quigley, John B. (Aldershot, England : Ashgate Pub., 2006)
A crime without a name -- The contours of genocide -- Genocide in crime codes -- Prosecuting under a quasi-genocide statute -- Prosecuting without a genocide statute -- Prosecuting under a true genocide statute -- Prosecuting in international courts -- Suing in the world court -- Ex post facto genocide -- Treaty violation or crime -- Genocide in customary law -- The UN Security Council and genocide -- The acts of genocide -- Genocide by killing -- Destroying a group -- Instant destruction -- Intent without intent -- The motives for genocide -- The intent of others -- The numbers game -- Identifying a group -- A group in the eye of the beholder -- Genocide by mistake -- Retail genocide -- Wholesale genocide -- Local genocide -- Targeting important persons -- Targeting political opponents -- Ethnic cleansing and genocidal intent -- Ethnic cleansing in the courts -- Human habitat -- Aerial genocide -- Nuclear genocide -- Opting out -- The Convention's curious omission -- States as criminals -- States as perpetrators of genocide -- Other routes to jurisdiction -- States as intermeddlers -- A legal interest in genocide -- Compensation for victims -- The World Court's power -- The need for genocide -- The power of domestic courts -- The deterrent value of genocide.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-298) and index.
Keywords: Genocide; Crimes against humanity