The concept of race in international criminal law / Carola Lingaas.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

xvi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

International and comparative criminal justice.

"This book is the first comprehensive study of the concept of race in international criminal law. It explores the theoretical underpinnings for the crimes of genocide, apartheid, and persecution, and analyses all the relevant legal instruments, case law and scholarship. It exposes how the international criminal tribunals have largely circumvented the topic of race, and how incoherent jurisprudence has resulted in inconsistent protection. The book provides important new interpretations of a problematic concept by subjecting it to a multifaceted and interdisciplinary analysis. The study argues that race in international criminal law should be constructed according to the perpetrator's perception of the victims' ostensible racial otherness. The perpetrator's imagination as manifested through his behaviour defines the victims' racial group membership"-- Provided by publisher.

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Universitetet i Oslo, 2017).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-286) and index.

KZ7147 .L56 2020

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