The Prosecutor’s Dilemma- Strengths and Flaws of the Genocide Convention
AbstractThe author critically analyses the provisions of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and discusses some of the cases in which it has been considered. He focusses on the requirement of proving specific intent to commit genocide and the difficulties this presents for prosecutors. The author considers whether recent developments in international law, including the decision in Prosecutor v Akayesu, will have any effect on alleviating this difficulty of proving specific genocidal intent. |