The 'contextual elements' of the crime of genocide. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Koursami Nasour.
• Authors: Koursami, Nasour
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 Background; 1.2 The Concept of Genocide: A Malformed Concept; 1.2.1 The Early Academic Concept of Genocide; 1.2.2 The Legal Definition of Genocide; 1.2.3 The Social Scientistsâ#x80;#x99; Definition of Genocide; 1.3 The Debate and Position of Context in the Legal Definition of the Crime of Genocide; 1.4 Setting the Objectives of the Book; 1.5 The Organization of the Book; 1.6 Terminological References; References; 2 The Nature and Difficulties of the Concept of â#x80;#x98;Contextualâ#x80;#x99; Elements; Abstract. 2.1 Contextual Elements in International Crimes2.1.1 The Concept of â#x80;#x98;Contextual Elementsâ#x80;#x99;: Conceptual Ground Clearing; 2.1.2 The Different Roles of Contextual Elements: Constitutive, Jurisdictional or Evidentiary; 2.1.3 The Different Facets of â#x80;#x98;Contextual Elementsâ#x80;#x99;; 2.1.4 Difficulties with the Concept of Contextual Elements; 2.2 Does the Crime of Genocide Have a Context?; 2.2.1 The Suggested Contextual Elements for Genocide; 2.3 Why â#x80;#x98;Contextual Elementsâ#x80;#x99;? The Rationale, Function and Significance of This Phrase; 2.3.1 The Making of Core International Crimes. 2.3.2 The Role of Context and Criteria for Selection of Core International Crimes2.4 Concluding Remarks; References; 3 Contextual Elements in the Early Legal Concept of Genocide; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Mass Atrocities, State Crimes, and Conceptualization of Genocide in Positive International Law; 3.2.1 Genocide and Its Context in Lemkinâ#x80;#x99;s Understanding; 3.2.2 Early Use of the Context of Genocide in Nuremberg and Subsequent Trials; 3.2.3 Context in the Codification of the Normative Concept of Genocide; 3.2.3.1 Importing Context Through Equation with Other Crimes. 3.2.3.2 Conceptualization of Genocide as a State Crime3.2.3.3 Importing Attendant Circumstances Within the Constituent Elements of Genocide; 3.2.3.4 The Need for a Novel and Narrowly Constructed Definition of Genocide; 3.3 The Post-Codification Period: Maintaining the Distinction Between Holocaust-Based Conceptions and the New Formal Concept of Genocide; 3.3.1 Commission of Genocide and the Need for a Plan or Pattern of Similar Conduct; 3.3.2 The Scale of Genocide as a Qualifying Element of the Crime; 3.4 Concluding Remarks; References. 4 Contextual Elements in Prevailing Case Law: Application of the Legal Definition of Genocide or an Interpretative ContortionAbstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Does a Contextual Element Exist Under Prevailing Case Law?; 4.2.1 The Judicial Approach to the Wording of the Definition of Genocide; 4.3 Tweaking the Law to Fit the Facts: Going Beyond the Literal Meaning; 4.3.1 Sloppy Language and the Importation of Context Through the Back Door; 4.3.2 Blanket Application of the Inference Rule and the Leap into the Social Scientistâ#x80;#x99;s Sphere.
• Publisher Details: The Hague, The Netherlands : T.M.C. Asser Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 345/.0251; Genocide (International law); Genocide; LAW -- Criminal Law -- General; Genocide; Genocide (International law); Law; International Criminal Law; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict; Human Rights; State Crimes; War Crimes; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789462652255; 9462652252
• Related ISBNs: 9789462652248; 9462652244
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 19, 2018).
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