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Description of  Classifying Genocide in International Law: The Substantiality Requirement

This book offers an in-depth examination into genocide law by focusing on one of the lesser examined, yet practically significant, issues: the substantiality requirement. This refers to the requirement in international law that intended destruction should be directed towards a substantial part of a protected group in order for an atrocity to qualify as genocide. This comprehensive and detailed study draws connections between different judicial approaches to substantiality and the varying theoretical presumptions about the constitutive concepts of the crime. This prima facia doctrinal problem is used as a springboard to scrutinise the broader theoretical problems underlying the legal conceptualisation of genocide. Read more