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More than one million people died in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 under the regime of the Khmer Rouge. Thirty years later, a Cambodian court supported by the UN tries to hold legally accountable those most reponsible for the crime committed. This study presents some of the major legal issues relevant to possible genocide charges against the Khmer Rouge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. In a first part, the basic structure and elements of the crime of genocide under International Criminal Law are looked at, with a focus on the particular intent requirement and the issue of groups as targets of genocidal intent. The second part of the study examines the case of the Khmer Rouge mass atrocities based on the legal framework elaborated, discussing questions involved in the legal characterization of Khmer Rouge policies. These questions include the auto-genocide debate, the distinction between discriminatory mass killings and genocidal intent as well as the legal relevance of motives for group targeting.

Genocide (International law) --- Genocide --- Political atrocities --- Crimes against humanity

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Political atrocities --- Regime change --- Humanitarian intervention --- Assad, Bashar, --- Free Syrian Army. --- Syria --- United States --- Russia (Federation) --- History --- Foreign relations --- Relations

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Terrorism, a widespread global phenomenon, manifests itself in the actions and the policies of individuals and groups, but also and primarily in the actions and policies of states. Delving into the seldom-discussed question of the motivation for most episodes of terrorism, this book studies terrorism’s effects based on the economic and geopolitical imbalances that frame today's global governance. The main goal of terrorism is to induce terror, and perhaps to influence public opinion for political change. Many states hide their terrorist activities under the “faces” they show the world, masks intended to hide real aims of acquiring or expanding power and wealth. These activities, presented as “self-defense,” “preventive action,” “counter-measures” or even as promoting 'progress and development,' are forms of state terrorism that are much more widespread, powerful, and destructive than the actions originating from groups labeled terrorist since 9/11. This book examines the numerous illegal measures states use, from unlawful imprisonment and curtailing of civil liberties to torture, in the name of responding to terrorism. At the same time, it considers how trade and industrial activities terrorize people by depriving them of the natural resources they need to survive and by exposing communities to life-threatening hazardous conditions. In closing, the book considers how existing laws might stem the tide of state terrorism. The conclusions are not optimistic: the UN's systems and legal regimes are clear in defense of human rights, but the structure and nature of state power do not permit these mandates to prevail. With a foreword by Tullio Scovazzi.

State-sponsored terrorism. --- Terrorism --- Government violence --- Governmental violence --- State-sponsored violence --- State terrorism --- Violence, Governmental --- Violence, State-sponsored --- Political atrocities --- Political aspects. --- Economic aspects.

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Pour que les institutions internationales parviennent à prévenir ou lutter contre les meurtres de masse, propose une analyse anthropologique des massacres de masse qui ont marqué l'histoire du XXe siècle, de leurs causes, de leur nature, des buts poursuivis par leurs acteurs et des raisons de leur caractère systémique.

Genocide --- Crimes against humanity --- Political atrocities --- Génocide --- Crimes contre l'humanité --- Atrocités politiques --- Sociological aspects --- History --- Aspect sociologique --- Histoire --- Racism --- Prejudices --- Hate --- Group identity --- Psychological aspects --- Prevention --- Génocide --- Crimes contre l'humanité --- Atrocités politiques --- Genocide - Psychological aspects --- Genocide - Prevention --- Racism - Psychological aspects --- Prejudices - Psychological aspects --- Hate - Case studies --- Group identity - Case studies