Reducing Genocide to Law: Definition, Meaning, and the Ultimate Crime by Payam Akhavan

Reducing Genocide to Law: Definition, Meaning, and the Ultimate Crime

Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law

Payam Akhavan

210 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

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For readers who crave a provocative and intellectually stimulating exploration of the complexities of global justice, empathy, and the true meaning of the ultimate crime, Reducing Genocide to Law: Definition, Meaning, and the Ultimate Crime by Payam Akhavan is a must-read.

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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 jurispr...

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