A thematic study of genocide and mass murder in the twentieth century from a human rights and humanitarian law perspective. The first part of the course covers the theoretical and legal aspects of genocide studies. The second part explores specific case studies of colonial massacres, the Holocaust, and the Cambodian and Rwanda genocides.
A thematic study of genocide and mass murder in the twentieth century from a human rights and humanitarian law perspective. The first part of the course covers the theoretical and legal aspects of genocide studies. The second part explores specific case studies of colonial massacres, the Holocaust, and the Cambodian and Rwanda genocides.