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This book is comprised of essays by U.S. government officials and personnel from nongovernmental organizations. The authors range from those who were involved in designing the project; hiring and training the investigators, interpreters and support personnel; and the investigators themselves. Numerous scholars, not all of whom were directly involved with the project, also provide commentary on the value and significance of the project.

Authors discuss the background to the Bosnian-Croatian conflict during the 1990s, including an overview of the genocide, the response of the international community & accountability for the perpetrators. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Court of Justice, national courts as well as the continued presence of peacekeeping forces all contribute toward social, economic & psychic recovery. The roles of the European & American governments are severely criticized & policymaking during the conflict needs critical analysis. The conclusion examines the ambiguity that surrounds the precise definition of genocide & the two authors disagree on what constituted genocide in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Ongoing scrutiny of the conflict by the ICTY, including hearing testimony from survivors & expert witnesses continues to provide material for scholars of genocide. For the first time a body now exists to assess the character of a conflict on the basis of the legal definition of genocide. 15 References. S. de Haast

The issue of whether interethnic conflict in the former Yugoslavia during the early & mid-1990s is representative of genocidal killing is addressed. A literature review of contemporary genocide research is presented, focusing on Leo Kuper's (1981) study of the connection between war & genocide, Frank Chalk & Kurt Jonassohn's (1990) typology of genocide, Robert Jay Lifton's (1986) tripartite medical metaphor of genocide, & Robert Melson's (1992) study of the Armenian genocide & the Holocaust. The aforementioned models were all present in the former Yugoslavia. It is subsequently claimed that Serb & Croat nationalist leaders utilized aspects of WWII genocide before & during the interethnic conflict. Although the potential for the newly established European democracies to revert to authoritarian regimes remains, it is concluded that the creation of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda & the former Yugoslavia is an important step for addressing genocidal killing. J. W. Parker

Over 600 terms identify and explain the history and suffering of ethnic and religious groups experiencing genocide throughout the world. The people, places, governments, agencies, documents, legal terms, and all other aspects of genocide are defined for new students and scholars alike.||