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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452959803321

Autore

Pegorier Clotilde

Titolo

Ethnic cleansing : a legal qualification / / Clotilde Pegorier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-52277-X

1-299-46935-3

1-134-06783-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

345/.0251

Soggetti

Population transfers

Genocide

International crimes - Classification

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the origins of ethnic cleansing and its emergence in law -- Ethnic cleansing as a legal notion in public international law -- Ethnic cleansing and international humanitarian law -- Ethnic cleansing and the law of genocide -- Ethnic cleansing and the law of crimes against humanity -- Conclusion : ethnic cleansing as an independent international crime.

Sommario/riassunto

This book confronts the problem of the legal uncertainty surrounding the definition and classification of ethnic cleansing, exploring whether the use of the term ethnic cleansing constitutes a valuable contribution to legal understanding and praxis. The premise underlying this book is that acts of ethnic cleansing are, first and foremost, a criminal issue and must therefore be precisely placed within the context of the international law order. In particular, it addresses the question of the specificity of the act and its relation to existing categories of international crime, exploring the