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Vidus, D.E.
The issue on the protected groups and identifi cation of victims under the Convention on
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
// International Law and International Organizations.
2012. ¹ 3.
P. 16-27.
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Vidus, D.E. The issue on the protected groups and identifi cation of victims under the Convention on
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Abstract:
This paper is devoted to one of the vital issues, which are raised among academicians, that is, to the expanding
groups which are protected by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide»
(the Genocide Convention) and their identifi cation after the crime committed. The issue of expanding the groups
which are protected by the genocide convention had emerged long ago. Furthermore, this issue has retained
its practical character for a long period of time, since many states in their domestic laws started to distort the
Genocide Convention. These actions have resulted into considerable confusion and in many cases it involves
the issues of justice. As to the identifi cation of victims, the author reviews practical approaches, as applied by
ICTR (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda) and ICTY (International Tribunal for former Yugoslavia).
These approaches have been harshly criticized by the academic community. The paper provides a defi nition
for the every protected group, due to the gap in the Genocide Convention since the Convention does not defi ne
specifi c groups.
Keywords:
genocide, protected groups, Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, victim identifi cation.
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