POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes

Paper · Semantic Scholar

This paper evaluates the structural and political obstacles that prevent international institutions such as the International Criminal Court and the UN Security Council from effectively preventing genocide. It discusses the limitations on the enforcement of state sovereignty and voluntary cooperation, rather than on a centralized, independent authority. Through case studies in Libya, Myanmar, Gaza, and Srebrenica, t…

Reference · Wikidata

Japanese war crimes of World War II

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Both before and during World War II, the Empire of Japan committed numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity across various Asian–Pacific nations, most notably during the Second Sino-Japanese and Pacific Wars. These crimes have been referred to as "the Asian Holocaust" or "Japan's Holocaust", as well as the "Rape of Asia". Most of these crimes occurred during the early part of the reign of Emperor Hirohito. De…

Book · DOAB

This book examines the mobilization, role, and trajectory of women rescuers and perpetrators during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. While much has been written about the victimization of women during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, very little has been said about women who rescued targeted victims or perpetrated crimes against humanity. This book explores and analyzes the role played by women who exercised agency as re…

Full text · Open Library

**The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide** was written by Robert Jay Lifton and published in 1986, analyzing the role of German doctors in carrying out a genocide. In the work Lifton details the medical procedures occurring before and during the Holocaust and explores the paradoxical theme of healing killing in which one race was healed by eliminating another; a concept that many used to mo…

Image · DPLA

No date on cover. 24 pages.