Questions tagged [genocide-convention]
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Does US courts' application of the "political questions doctrine" to breach of international conventions not itself breach them?
The US is a party to the 1948 genocide convention (full text here), and is obligated by it not to support genocide, and, in fact, to act to prevent genocide. It has also codified the convention into federal law: The Genocide Convention…
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Does State Responsibility Arise from Supporting Non-State Actors in Acts of Genocide?
I am researching the legal implications of state support for non-state actors that commit acts of genocide. Specifically, I am interested in understanding whether a sovereign state incurs legal responsibility when it aids or supports such actions.…
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