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Genocidul, infracţiune cu caracter internaţional
Genocide as an International Crime

Author(s): Alina-Mirabela Gentimir
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Centrul de Studii Internationale
Keywords: genocide; crimes against humanity; intentional killing; extermination; collective right; international law

Summary/Abstract: First defined as a subcategory of crimes against humanity and having acquired an autonomous status in 1946, genocide is defined as the intentional killing, destruction or extermination of groups or members of a group. The article discusses the history of the concept, its various forms and the means of carrying it out, the conceptual dimensions of the notion, and its current status under international law.

  • Issue Year: 3/2007
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 37-42
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian