POLI 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Counter-Insurgency, International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, National Institute Of Standards And Technology
12 May 2014
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+++++final paper could be on gendercide and other lesser-known forms of genocide. Convention on the prevention and punishment of genocide (1951) 144 signatories a very high level of support. Usa? signed, not ratified until 1988 (so not legally bound until then) Proxmire act (1988) that promised they would not be prosecuted for previous acts, like civil rights issues. Schabas: genocide exclusively a state crime helps some get out of genocide charges later on. Why debate the g-word ? obligation to act? those states that signed the convention would be obligated to act. They undertake to prevent and to punish >first article of the. Convention on the prevention and punishment of genocide. Specific warning signs and responses use of incendiary language media monitoring jamming radio signals? destruction of land/infrastructure forced displacements (idps, refugees) interventions? engagement of high-level leaders sanctions and boycotts satellite imagery (http://notonourwatchproject. org/) Stages of genocide (stanton) classification symbolization discrimination dehumanization organization polarization preparation persecution extermination denial.
