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Ball, Howard

 
9781598844887: Genocide: A Reference Handbook
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ISBN 10 : 1598844881 ISBN 13 : 9781598844887
Editeur : ABC-CLIO, 2010

Synopsis

This book presents the background and history of genocide, the key issues associated with this worldwide crime, and the problems inherent in preventing its occurrence.
In 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), legally defining the crime of genocide for the first time. Amazingly, the United States did not ratify this international agreement until nearly 40 years later, when President Reagan finally signed the genocide convention bill. Attempts to enforce international law against genocide did not begin until the 1990s.

Genocide: A Reference Handbook examines the antecedents of the term genocide" in the mid-19th century and explains the current challenges of preventing or even stopping genocide, including the nation-state system and principles of state sovereignty. The author documents how crimes of genocide have continued unchecked, and asserts that a collective commitment to humanitarian intervention is the only way to address this ongoing problem."

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À propos de l'auteur

Howard Ball, PhD, is professor emeritus of political science and university scholar at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.

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Éditeur
ABC-CLIO
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1598844881
ISBN 13 
9781598844887
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
296
Coordonnées du fabricant
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