The geopolitics of human suffering: a comparative study of media coverage of the conflicts in Yemen and Ukraine
In: Third world quarterly
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: Third world quarterly
ISSN: 1360-2241
World Affairs Online
In: Third world quarterly, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 24-42
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: Genocide, political violence, human rights series
Beginning with the negotiations that concluded with the unanimous adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on December 9, 1948, and extending to the present day, the United States, Soviet Union/Russia, China, United Kingdom, and France have put forth great effort to ensure that they will not be implicated in the crime of genocide. If this were to fail, they have also ensured that holding any of them accountable for genocide will be practically impossible. By situating genocide prevention in a system of territorial jurisdiction; by excluding protection for political groups and acts constituting cultural genocide from the Genocide Convention; by controlling when genocide is meaningfully named at the Security Council; and by pointing the responsibility to protect in directions away from any of the P-5, they have achieved what can only be described as practical impunity for genocide. The Politics of Genocide is the first book to explicitly demonstrate how the permanent member nations have exploited the Genocide Convention to isolate themselves from the reach of the law, marking them as "outlaw states."
World Affairs Online
In: Routledge studies in genocide and crimes against humanity
World Affairs Online
In: International journal of human rights, Band 26, Heft 8, S. 1353-1373
ISSN: 1744-053X
In: International studies perspectives: ISP, Band 22, Heft 3, S. 361-382
ISSN: 1528-3585
Within genocide studies, a group of early scholars known as pioneers of the field made crucial contributions to genocide studies, raising the field's visibility and stature prior to its great expansion that began around the turn of the century. While recognizing the significance of the early contributions to the field, it is important that we also recognize their origins—mostly white American, European, and Anglophone men. Though the field has expanded exponentially over the last twenty years, it has not yet been determined whether such expansion has been accompanied by an increase in gender, ethnic and racial, and geographic diversity. Such diversity is essential to the advancement of key definitional, conceptual, and theoretical debates in the field. This paper surveys the field of genocide studies in order to assess the level of contributions coming from underrepresented groups and geographies while situating their contributions within the larger field of study.
In: Routledge Studies in Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Ser.
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: bringing cultural genocide into the mainstream -- Significance and controversies -- Concluding note -- Notes -- References -- Part I: Cultural genocide in international law -- 1 Raphaël Lemkin: culture and cultural genocide -- The concept of culture in "cultural genocide" -- Lemkin: genocide as the destruction of nations -- Lemkin on group destruction in Axis Rule in Occupied Europe -- Culture and genocide -- Notes -- References -- 2 An historical perspective: the exclusion of cultural genocide from the genocide convention -- Introduction -- Overview of the drafting process -- Negotiating cultural genocide out of the UNGC -- Inserting the "colonial clause" -- Protecting the interests of the colonial powers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 A modern perspective: the current status of cultural genocide under international law -- Introduction -- A brief history of cultural genocide -- Modern treaty regimes and international human rights law -- Modern international criminal law -- The path forward -- Notes -- References -- Part II: Global manifestations of cultural genocide -- Section one: settler colonialism, forced assimilation, and -- 4 Destroying Indigenous cultures in the United States -- Introduction -- Defining cultural genocide -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5 Genocide and settler colonialism: how a Lemkinian concept of genocide informs our understanding of the ongoing situation of the Guarani Kaiowá in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil -- Introduction -- Settler colonial genocide of indigenous peoples in Brazil -- Generous natives meet the Portuguese settlers -- False freedom -- The Figueiredo report -- The Truth Commission -- Indigenous rights subject to government politics.
This book explores concepts of Cultural genocide, its definitions, place in international law, the systems and methods that contribute to its manifestations, and its occurrences. Through a systematic approach and comprehensive analysis, international and interdisciplinary contributors from the fields of genocide studies, legal studies, criminology, sociology, archaeology, human rights, colonial studies, and anthropology examine the legal, structural, and political issues associated with cultural genocide. This includes a series of geographically representative case studies from the USA, Brazil, Australia, West Papua, Iraq, Palestine, Iran, and Canada.This volume is unique in its interdisciplinarity, regional coverage, and the various methods of cultural genocide represented, and will be of interest to scholars of genocide studies, cultural studies and human rights, international law, international relations, indigenous studies, anthropology, and history.
In: Routledge Studies in Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
This book explores concepts of Cultural genocide, its definitions, place in international law, the systems and methods that contribute to its manifestations, and its occurrences. Through a systematic approach and comprehensive analysis, international and interdisciplinary contributors from the fields of genocide studies, legal studies, criminology, sociology, archaeology, human rights, colonial studies, and anthropology examine the legal, structural, and political issues associated with cultural genocide. This includes a series of geographically representative case studies from the USA, Brazil, Australia, West Papua, Iraq, Palestine, Iran, and Canada. This volume is unique in its interdisciplinarity, regional coverage, and the various methods of cultural genocide represented, and will be of interest to scholars of genocide studies, cultural studies and human rights, international law, international relations, indigenous studies, anthropology, and history.
In: Third world quarterly, Band 40, Heft 2, S. 298-316
ISSN: 0143-6597
World Affairs Online
In: Third world quarterly, Band 40, Heft 2, S. 298-316
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: International journal of human rights, Band 23, Heft 6, S. 1028-1047
ISSN: 1744-053X
In: Routledge studies in genocide and crimes against humanity
"There exists a dominant narrative that essentially defines the United States' relationship with genocide through what the U.S. has failed to do to stop or prevent genocide, rather than through how its actions have contributed to the commission of genocide. This narrative acts to conceal the true nature of the United States' relationship with many of the governments that have committed genocide since the Holocaust, as well as the United States' own actions. In response, this book challenges the dominant narrative through a comprehensive analysis of the United States' relationship with genocide. The analysis is situated within the broader genocide studies literature, while emphasizing the role of state responsibility for the commission of genocide and the crime's ancillary acts. The book addresses how a culture of impunity contributes to the resiliency of the dominant narrative in the face of considerable evidence that challenges it. Bachman's narrative presents a far darker relationship between the United States and genocide, one that has developed from the start of the Genocide Convention's negotiations and has extended all the way to present day, as can be seen in the relationships the U.S. maintains with potentially genocidal regimes, from Saudi Arabia to Myanmar. This book will be of interest to scholars, postgraduates, and students of genocide studies, U.S. foreign policy, and human rights. A secondary readership may be found in those who study international law and international relations."--Provided by publisher.