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by Payam Akhavan

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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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  • Title Reducing Genocide to Law: Definition, Meaning, and the Ultimate Crime
  • Author Payam Akhavan
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 210
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date 2012-01-26
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780521824415 / 0521824419
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Law Studies
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects Genocide, Genocide (International law)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012392625
  • Dewey Decimal Code 345.025
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