Gordon, Gregory S.,

Atrocity speech law : foundation, fragmentation, fruition / Gregory S. Gordon ; foreword by Benjamin B. Ferencz. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017. - xxviii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Speech and atrocity : an historical sketch -- International human rights law and domestic law -- The birth of atrocity speech law Part 1 : Nuremberg and the foundational statutes -- The birth of atrocity speech law Part 2 : the foundational ad hoc tribunal cases and offense elements -- Problems regarding the crime of direct and public incitement to commit genocide -- Problems regarding persecution, instigation, and ordering -- The liability gap in reference to hate speech and war crimes -- Fixing incitement to commit genocide -- Fixing persecution, instigation, and ordering -- Adopting incitement to commit war crimes -- Restructuring : a unified liability theory for atrocity speech law -- Conclusion.

9780190612689 (hardback : alk. paper)


Hate speech--Law and legislation.
Atrocities--Law and legislation.
Hate crimes--Law and legislation.
War crimes.
Genocide (International law).
International law and human rights.

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