TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schabas,William
TI  - Genocide in international law: the crime of crimes 
SN  - 9780521719001
U1  - 345.0251 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Cambridge, England
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
KW  - Genocide
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 672-710) and index
N2  - Contents
1. Origins of the legal prohibition of genocide
2. Drafting of the Convention and subsequent normative developments
3. Groups protected by the Convention
4. The physical element or actus reus of genocide
5. The mental clement or mens rea of genocide
6. 'Other acts' of genocide
7. Defences to genocide
8. Prosecution of genocide by international and domestic tribunals
9. State responsibility and the role of the International Court of Justice
10. Prevention of genocide
11. Treaty law questions and the Convention
Appendix. The three principal drafts of the Convention
ER  -