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Genocide
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The Right Coast
Ukraine s Bitter Harvest Film — Holodomor & Russia s 21st Century Aggression | National Review
The Ukrainian term Holodomor has yet to enter the world s genocide vocabulary, as Shoah and Cambodia and Rwanda have done. But we should hope that the world soon becomes…
International Law Prof Blog
Concern Over Statement by Senior Official in Burundi, Denying Genocide in Rwanda
The United Nations Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, has expressed concern at inflammatory statements concerning the genocide in Rwanda that were made by a senior official of…
From Briefs to Books
The Little Red Chairs – by Edna O’Brien
Edna O'Brien's "The Little Red Chairs" is a disturbing yet compelling account of the direct and peripheral impact of a charismatic genocidist. Beautifully written, the book takes its title from…
The Right Coast
John Kerry: ISIS responsible for genocide – CNNPolitics.com
"My purpose here today is to assert in my judgment, (ISIS) is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its control including Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims," he said,…
International Law Prof Blog
International Community Urged to Make the Responsibility to Protect “a Living Reality”
The principle of “responsibility to protect,” a call for putting into action legal commitments to protect populations from atrocity crimes, has seen mixed results since its inception in 2005, the…
International Law Prof Blog
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda To Close Its Doors December 31, 2015
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), created in the wake of the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994, has rendered its last judgment and will officially close…
International Law Prof Blog
Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, and Libya as Targets of Genocide
Representative Rohrabacher (Republican of California) has introduced HR 3942 to recognize that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, and Libya are targets of genocide, and to provide…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
“Convert or Die” – Ethnic Cleansing of Muslims in the Central African Republic
Below is an excerpt from my recent article, "Convert or Die," analyzing the ethnic cleansing of Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR). The full article can be read here,…
International Law Prof Blog
Challenges Facing ICTR and ICTY
The top officials of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia today outlined a number of challenges to their work, ranging from the health of…
International Law Prof Blog
ICJ Denies Claims of Genocide in Croatia v. Serbia
Yesterday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its decision in Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia), in which…