PART ONE: OULAWING GENOCIDE 1
1 A Crime Without a Name 3
2 The Contours of Genocide 9
3 Genocide in Crime Codes 15
PART TWO: CALLING TO ACCOUNT 21
4 Prosecuting Under a Quasi-genocide Statute 23
5 Prosecuting Without a Genocide Statute 27
6 Prosecuting Under a True Genocide Statute 38
7 Prosecuting in International Courts 50
8 Suing in the World Court 56
PART THREE: GENOCIDE'S LEGAL ENVIRONMENT 61
9 Ex Post Facto Genocide 63
10 Treaty Violation or Crime 73
11 Genocide in Customary Law 80
12 The UN Security Council and Genocide 85
PART FOUR: GENOCIDAL INTENT 88
13 The Acts of Genocide 90
14 Genocide by Killing 94
15 Destroying a Group 101
16 Instant Destruction 106
17 Intent Without Intent 111
18 The Motives for Genocide 120
19 The Intent of Others 130
PART FIVE: THE VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE 137
20 The Numbers Game 139
21 Identifying a Group 146
22 A Group in the Eye of the Beholder 153
23 Genocide by Mistake 157
PART SIX: THE SCALE OF GENOCIDE 162
24 Retail Genocide 164
25 Wholesale Genocide 171
26 Local Genocide 175
27 Targeting Important Persons 181
28 Targeting Political Opponents 186
PART SEVEN: TECHNIQUES OF GENOCIDE 189
29 Ethnic Cleansing and Genocidal Intent 191
30 Ethnic Cleansing in the Courts 196
31 Human Habitat 202
32 Aerial Genocide 205
33 Nuclear Genocide 211
PART EIGHT: GENOCIDE BY A STATE 215
34 Opting Out 217
35 The Convention's Curious Omission 222
36 States as Criminals 237
37 States as Perpetrators of Genocide 234
38 Other Routes to Jurisdiction 240
39 States as Intermeddlers 246
40 A Legal Interest in Genocide 253
41 Compensation for Victims 260
PART NINE: WHY GENOCIDE? 265
42 The World Court's Power 267
43 The Need for Genocide 271
44 The Power of Domestic Courts 275
45 The Deterrent Value of Genocide 281
Appendix 285
Bibliography 291
Index 299