TY - BOOK AU - Mria,William A.Schabas Oc TI - Genocide in international law: the crime of crimes SN - 9780521883979 (hbk.) AV - KZ7180 .S32 2009 U1 - 341.69 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide KW - (1948 December 9) KW - Origins of the legal prohibition of genocide KW - Defences to genocide N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 672-710) and index; Origins of the legal prohibition of genocide -- Drafting of the Convention and subsequent normative developments -- Groups protected by the Convention -- The physical element or actus reus of genocide -- The mental element or mens rea of genocide -- 'Other acts' of genocide -- Defences to genocide -- Prosecution of genocide by international and domestic tribunals -- State responsibility and the role of the International Court of Justice -- Prevention of genocide -- Treaty law questions and the Convention; Dept. of Law ER -