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Provides An Authoritative Evaluation Of The Current Perception Of The Crime, As It Appears In The Decisions Of Judicial Authorities, The Writings Of The Foremost Academic Experts In The Field, And In The Texts Of Commission Reports. Genocide Constitutes One Of The Most Significant Problems In Contemporary International Law. Within The Past Fifteen Years, The World Has Witnessed Genocidal Conduct In Rwanda And Bosnia And Herzegovina, While The Debate On The Commission Of Genocide In Darfur And The Dr Congo Is Still Ongoing. Within The Same Period, The Prosecution Of Suspected Génocidaires Has Taken Place In International Tribunals, Internationalised Tribunals And Domestic Courts; And The Names Of Slobodan Milošević, Radovan Karadzić And Saddam Hussein Feature Among Those Against Whom Charges Of Genocide Have Been Brought. Pursuing An Interdisciplinary Examination Of The Existing Case Law On Genocide In International And Domestic Courts, Elements Of Genocide Provides A Comprehensive And Accessible Reflection On The Crime Of Genocide, And Its Inherent Complexities--page [i]. The Social And The Legal Concept Of Genocide / Stefan Kirsch -- Establishing The Foundations For The International Criminalisation Of Acts Of Genocide: From The Martens Clause To The International Criminal Court / Michael Salter And Maggi Eastwood -- The Actus Reus Of Genocide / Caroline Fournet -- The Mens Rea Of Genocide / Paul Behrens -- Forms Of Perpetration / Michael G. Karnavas -- Incitement To Genocide / Wibke Timmermann And William A. Schabas -- The Domestic Prosecution Of Genocide / Jan Wouters And Sten Verhoeven -- Sentencing Perpetratirs Of Genocide / Ralph Henham -- The Need For A Genocide Law / Paul Behrens. Edited By Paul Behrens And Ralph Henham. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.