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Is victim identity in genocide a question of science or law? The scientific perspective, with special reference to Darfur
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This study details an evaluation of victim identity in Darfur, based on field research and literature review, which concludes that Darfurians are defined by subsistence strategy and economic groups are not protected under genocide law.About:
This article is published in Science & Justice.The article was published on 2008-09-01. It has received 8 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Genocide & Identity (social science).read more
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The Khmer Rouge and the Crime of Genocide: Issues of Genocidal Intent with Regard to the Khmer Rouge Mass Atrocities
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present legal issues relevant to possible genocide charges against the Khmer Rouge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, including the auto-genocide debate, the distinction between discriminatory mass killings and genocidal intent as well as the legal relevance of motives for group targeting.
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Identifying and enhancing forensic science skills in the investigation and prosecution of war criminals within international proceedings
TL;DR: The use of forensic science to establish the truth in domestic criminal investigations has developed considerably over the past century However, its utilisation in the international context of the investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide is relatively underdeveloped, only being employed significantly as recently as the 1980s as mentioned in this paper.
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Black's Law Dictionary
TL;DR: The 7th edition of the Black's Law Dictionary as discussed by the authors is the most comprehensive, authoritative, scholarly, and accessible American law dictionary ever published, and it has a strong reputation as a legal reference tool for the 21st century.
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The Rwanda crisis : history of a genocide
TL;DR: Gerard Prunier as discussed by the authors investigated how the genocidal events in Rwanda were part of a deadly logic, a plan that served central political and economic interests, rather than a result of primordial tribal hatreds.
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Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda
TL;DR: In this article, the United Nations' reaction to the murder of hundreds of thousands of Tutsi in Rwanda is investigated, including expatriates being rescued whilst Rwandans were left to their fate.
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Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide
Abstract: In mid-2004 the Darfur crisis in Western Sudan forced itself on to the centre stage of world affairs A formerly obscure 'tribal conflict' in the heart of Africa has escalated into what could be the first genocide of the twenty-first century Its characteristics - Arabism, Islamism, African consciousness, famine as a weapon of war, mass rape, international obfuscation and a refusal to look evil squarely in the face - reflect many of the problems of the global South in general and Africa in particular Because of the urgent need for knowledge about this humanitarian catastrophe, journalistic explanations of the unfolding crisis have often been rushed and given to hurried generalisations and inaccuracies Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide explains what lies behind the conflict, how it came about, why it should not be over-simplified and why it is so relevant to the future of the continent Prunier sets out the ethnopolitical make up of the Sudan and explains why the Darfur rebellion is regarded as a key threat to Arab power in the country, much more so than the secessionism of the Christian south This, he argues, accounts for the government's deployment of 'exemplary violence' by the Janjaweed militias in order to cow other Black Muslims into subservience
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War of Visions: Conflict of Identities in the Sudan
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present three alternative approaches to the identity crisis in the Sudan: by bringing to the surface the realities of the African elements of identity in the North, a new basis for the creation of a common identity could be established that fosters equitable participation and distribution.