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oapen-20.500.12657-463102021-01-27T01:54:34Z Chapter 12 Social Media Incitement to Genocide Łubiński, Piotr Law, Genocide, Criminal Law, International Law, bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LA Jurisprudence & general issues bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LN Laws of Specific jurisdictions::LND Constitutional & administrative law::LNDC Human rights & civil liberties law bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JW Warfare & defence::JWX Other warfare & defence issues::JWXK War crimes bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKV Crime & criminology This book presents a review of historical and emerging legal issues that concern the interpretation of the international crime of genocide. The Polish legal expert Raphael Lemkin formulated the concept of genocide during the Nazi occupation of Europe which was then incorporated into the 1948 Convention against the Crime of Genocide. This volume looks at the issues that are raised both by the existing international law definition of genocide and by the possible developments that continue to emerge under international criminal law. The authors consider how the concept of genocide might be used in different contexts and see whether the definition in the 1948 Convention may need some revision, also in the light of the original ideas that were expressed by Lemkin. The book focuses on specific themes that allow the reader to understand some of the problems related to the legal definition of genocide, in the context of historical and recent developments. As a valuable contribution to the debate on the significance, meaning and application of the crime of genocide the book will be essential reading for students and academics working in the areas of Legal History, International Criminal Law, Human Rights and Genocide Studies. 2021-01-26T14:02:53Z 2021-01-26T14:02:53Z 2017 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46310 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781003015222_oachapter12.pdf Taylor & Francis The Concept of Genocide in International Criminal Law Routledge 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 136566b7-2938-43c8-8bfc-c3dfe96e59e8 Routledge 21 open access
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This book presents a review of historical and emerging legal issues that concern the interpretation of the international crime of genocide. The Polish legal expert Raphael Lemkin formulated the concept of genocide during the Nazi occupation of Europe which was then incorporated into the 1948 Convention against the Crime of Genocide. This volume looks at the issues that are raised both by the existing international law definition of genocide and by the possible developments that continue to emerge under international criminal law. The authors consider how the concept of genocide might be used in different contexts and see whether the definition in the 1948 Convention may need some revision, also in the light of the original ideas that were expressed by Lemkin. The book focuses on specific themes that allow the reader to understand some of the problems related to the legal definition of genocide, in the context of historical and recent developments. As a valuable contribution to the debate on the significance, meaning and application of the crime of genocide the book will be essential reading for students and academics working in the areas of Legal History, International Criminal Law, Human Rights and Genocide Studies.
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