Humanity’s Children: ICC Jurisprudence and the Failure to Address the Genocidal Forcible Transfer of Children

330 Pages·2013·2.08 MB·English

by  Sonja C. Grover (auth.)

Humanity’s Children
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Sonja C. Grover
Humanity’s Children
ICC Jurisprudence and the Failure
to Address the Genocidal Forcible
Transfer of Children
SonjaC.Grover
FacultyofEducation
LakeheadUniversity
ThunderBay
Canada
ISBN978-3-642-32500-7 ISBN978-3-642-32501-4(eBook)
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This book is dedicated with great respect
and love to the memory of my parents
GinaandDavidGazanandthatofmybrother
AlbertGazan.Itisofferedinthehopesthatin
some small way it may lead to the assistance
of surviving direct and indirect victims of the
‘genocidal forcible transfer of children’ and
contributetobothpreventionandprosecution
of this grave international crime.
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Acknowledgments
My sincere thanks is extended to Dr. Brigitte Reschke, executive editor of law
for Springer for her expert advice and support of this book project and to the
anonymous reviewer for the encouraging words. I also extend my appreciation
toAnkeSeyfriedandManuelaSchweitzerfortheirtechnicalassistanceandtothe
entire Springer production team especially Mrs. R. Krithika; project manager for
theirexcellentwork.Asalways,Iacknowledgetheloveandsupportofmyhusband
RoshananddaughterAngelinewhoseemtomakeallthingspossible.
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Contents
PartI Introduction
1 ReconsideringtheLegalConceptsofGenocideandthe‘Genocidal
ForcibleTransferofChildren’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 ChildrenasTargetsofGenocide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 GenocideasaSeparateCategoryofGrave
InternationalCrime. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 9
1.3 Childrenasa‘ProtectedGroup’:Implicationsfor
OurUnderstandingof‘ProtectedGroup’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.3.1 TheGenocidalForcibleTransferofChildren
andChildrenasa‘ProtectedGroup’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.4 AdditionalPointsRegarding‘ProtectedGroups’. .. . . . .. . . . .. 20
1.5 ‘RestrictiveInterpretation’ofGenocideProvisions:
ImplicationsfortheNotionofChildrenasPersons. . . . . . . . . . . 22
1.5.1 RestrictiveInterpretationThatFavourstheIntention
ofthePartiesVersusWhatIsExpressedinText. . . . . . . 24
1.6 Foreseeability,PerpetratorAccountability
andRomeStatuteArticle6(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.6.1 TheNullumCrimenPrincipleandtheGenocidal
ForcibleTransferofChildrentoanArmed
GrouporForce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.6.2 EvolvingConceptionsofWhatConstitutes
aProtectedGroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.7 TheRomeStatuteArticle6ProtectedGroup
“AsSuch”Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1.7.1 ‘ForcibleDisplacement’vs.‘GenocidalForcible
TransferofChildren’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1.7.2 Genocide’sSpecialTargetsandtheDestruction
ofFutureGenerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Literature,MaterialsandSituations/Cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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