Documents on the Genocide Convention from the American, British, and Russian Archives

The Politics of International Humanitarian Law, 1933-1948

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Legal History, History, Jewish, Holocaust, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Documents on the Genocide Convention from the American, British, and Russian Archives by , Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781474279871
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: September 20, 2018
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781474279871
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: September 20, 2018
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English

This document collection highlights the legal challenges, historical preconceptions, and political undercurrents that had informed the UN Genocide Convention, its form, contents, interpretation, and application. Featuring 436 documents from thirteen repositories in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia, the collection is an essential resource for students and scholars working in the field of comparative genocide studies.

The selected records span the Cold War period and reflect on specific issues relevant to the Genocide Convention, as established at the time by the parties concerned. The types of documents reproduced in the collection include interoffice correspondence, memorandums, whitepapers, guidelines for national delegations, commissioned reports, draft letters, telegrams, meeting minutes, official and unofficial inquiries, formal statements, and newspaper and journal articles. On a classification curve, the featured records range from unrestricted to top secret. Taken in the aggregate, the documents reproduced in this collection suggest primacy of politics over humanitarian and/or legal considerations in the UN Genocide Convention.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This document collection highlights the legal challenges, historical preconceptions, and political undercurrents that had informed the UN Genocide Convention, its form, contents, interpretation, and application. Featuring 436 documents from thirteen repositories in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia, the collection is an essential resource for students and scholars working in the field of comparative genocide studies.

The selected records span the Cold War period and reflect on specific issues relevant to the Genocide Convention, as established at the time by the parties concerned. The types of documents reproduced in the collection include interoffice correspondence, memorandums, whitepapers, guidelines for national delegations, commissioned reports, draft letters, telegrams, meeting minutes, official and unofficial inquiries, formal statements, and newspaper and journal articles. On a classification curve, the featured records range from unrestricted to top secret. Taken in the aggregate, the documents reproduced in this collection suggest primacy of politics over humanitarian and/or legal considerations in the UN Genocide Convention.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book Marine I SBS by
Cover of the book The Christian Life by
Cover of the book Beirut 39 by
Cover of the book Russian Soldier vs Japanese Soldier by
Cover of the book Franklin's Emporium: The White Lace Gloves by
Cover of the book India Inspires by
Cover of the book The Strange Story of Linda Lee by
Cover of the book Shakespeare in the Global South by
Cover of the book London Assurance by
Cover of the book The Semiotics of Light and Shadows by
Cover of the book Sellout by
Cover of the book Modelling the late Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. F2, Panzer-Regiment 8, 15.Panzer-Division, Deutsches Afrika Korps, 1942 by
Cover of the book Run! The Elephant Weighs a Ton! by
Cover of the book Advertising Menswear by
Cover of the book German Battleships 1939–45 by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy