It’s amazing how a small spark of hatred can grow and grow only to become a wildfire causing mass destruction. The horrific acts of humanity, now universally dubbed as genocide, occurred to frequently throughout history, and action for complete and absolute prevention should be taken at all times.
The analysis of this empowering term is fairly self-explanatory when the time is taken to break it down. Linda Jacobs Altman author of Genocide The Systematic Killing of a People claims that in 1944 the Greek word genos, meaning “race” or “tribe” and the Latin cide, which means “killing” were combined to result in the title of genocide. Altman states that today’s definition recognizes genocide as “Acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, as such”. A similar description has genocide as “A form of one-sided mass killing in which a state or other authority intends to destroy a group, as that group and membership in it are defined by the perpetrator”(Altman). Due to genocide being a worldwide issue, definitions have been known to cause controversy. Countries that represent perpetrators of past genocides often argue, on ridiculous terms, that their actions did not constitute a formal genocide. The breakdown of the word is helpful in the decision making process when determining if acts truly are those of genocide.
There are several aspects to look at when distinguishing a systematic genocide from other humans’ rights violations, and it is not an easy task. The current definition covers a basis of the word, but several other generalizations and details can be concluded to recognize when seeds of genocide are being sown. Genocide The Systematic Killing of a People indicates...
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...ociation of independent countries that have agreed to work together to prevent and end wars” in the article United Nations. Positives are promoted by the UN in attempt to improve global social conditions such as international cooperation, economic development, and humans rights. Problems are to be resolved peacefully and diplomatically rather than relying on force. Lemkin brought forth the idea for the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; The United Nations adopted it. The agreement states that acts or intents of genocide are considered crimes under international law, and nations need to work to prevent and punish such acts. Author Richard Rupp informs us in his article Genocide that “In 1998, the UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda became the first international court to pass a guilty verdict for the crime of genocide”.
In this essay, the author
- Concludes that there is no early warning system to predict when genocide is going to occur, but it is certainly recognizable once started.
- Describes raphael lemkin as the "father of genocide" for his efforts in recognizing, defining, and taking a stand against such violations of humans' rights.
- States that the united nations is an association of independent countries that have agreed to work together to prevent and end wars. lemkin brought forth the idea for the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide.
- Concludes that there is no early warning system to predict when genocide is going to occur, but it is certainly recognizable once started.
- Describes raphael lemkin as the "father of genocide" for his efforts in recognizing, defining, and taking a stand against such violations of humans' rights.
- States that the united nations is an association of independent countries that have agreed to work together to prevent and end wars. lemkin brought forth the idea for the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide.
- Argues that genocide is a worldwide issue, and the breakdown of the word is helpful in the decision-making process.
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- Explains that the first documented case of genocide in the twentieth century took place in south africa, where the germans massacred the herero and nama people.
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- Opines that modern genocides are carried out by fringe political/religious/economic factions with the intent of eliminating another ethnic or religious group in the process blaming them for some national misfortunes.
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- Explains that genocide's shadow has been lingering over the world for centuries. genocides have either left a group of people extinct or near depletion.
- Explains that the un convention defines genocide as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
- Explains that the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide was passed on december 9, 1948.
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- Explains that the un convention defines genocide as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
- Explains that the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide was passed on december 9, 1948.
- Explains that there are four basic types of genocide based on the rationale and objectives of the perpetrators. convenience is an objective because some civilizations believe that it is easier to kill a population.
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- Analyzes hirsh's three conditions for genocide: cultural conditions correlate with principles taught in a culture that diminish the ruthlessness acts the civilization carry out; once the people absorb the principles, they can follow orders easier from the leader.
- Analyzes how hirsh believes that the principles set foundations, which then turn to norms in a civilization.
- Opines that children learn and internalize the existing norms of their culture. if people are convinced that they are legitimate, they will obey those leaders who communicate ideas congruent with them.
- Explains that leaders motivate genocide by dehumanizing the group in which they wish to exterminate. they must obtain obedience from the people to achieve this.
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- Explains how the belgians separated the "tutsi" and "hutu" people by mandating an identification card for every individual. the rwandan patriotic front was founded in 1988 to return the rwanda
- Explains that genocide refers to the actions of mass murders of a group, for reasons such as differences in race, religion, or culture. the united nations was formed in 1945 during world war ii with the mission to keep peace around the world and offer protection.
- Explains that the united nations declared genocide an international crime and approved the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime genocide (cppcg).
- Explains how the belgians separated the "tutsi" and "hutu" people by mandating an identification card for every individual. the rwandan patriotic front was founded in 1988 to return the rwanda
- Explains that genocide is a preplanned event that goes through many different stages resulting in an "ethnic cleansing"
- Explains that classification is a means to categorize people into "us and them" by groups such as race, religion, ethnicity, and/or nationality.
- Explains symbols can be used to name or classify a group, such as making jewish people wear yellow stars and having separate hutu and tutsi identification cards.
- Explains that discrimination is taking away a particular group's rights and freedoms. the separation using id cards labels people as "different" and thus spreads hate throughout the region.
- Describes how the hutu believed that the tutsi's were nothing but cockroaches and that they are lesser than humans.
- Explains that genocides are organized by one or more of the following groups: governments, militias and armies. these leaders hold the power to deny any one person’s rights and control the population at which they reside.
- Explains that the rtlm broadcasting music, chants and orders was a way of displaying propaganda. the hutu ten commandments was formed to attack the tutsi population.
- Explains that the leader's ideas were that "if we don't kill them, they will kill us." in rwanda, the identity cards were their means of knowing who would be targeted.
- Explains that interahamwe gave all hutu’s the choice, “either kill or be killed”. this idea spread rwanda which made those who initially didn’t participate in the mass murders a reason to start killing.
- Explains that the un denied that rwanda's actions were genocide because the security council would need to intervene. the major powers did not want to be apart of helping the rwanda people.
- Argues that the united nations has failed to ensure the protection of people from genocide due to not enforcing their laws.
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1793 wordsRead More - Genocideanalytical essayIt is amazing the word genocide has not been identified earlier in time. It is quite evident that it has been Practice with various controlling entities throughout history. It can be seen in the Peloponnesian War by statements giving by Thucydides”; He describes in his writings the slaughtering of people in Melos after refusing to surrender. Many references of various battles in ancient time would slaughter the men in the populace in the city, to display their dominance and show some traits of genocide. A good example in the battle of Greece during the Romans conflict; successful victory campaign would be the destruction of the city of Athens which include the dissemination of women and children. The Romans burn and destroy the city and killed the inhabitants to send a message to the surrounding communities. (Hoyer) They are other examples of genocide throughout history. (John Boardman).” We can even look back further in history and see evidences of genocide. The Hungarian conflict with the Roman Empire in 900's where to set out to destroy the Hungarian populace. In 900 AD the roman emperor wanting of the extermination of the Hungarians by the use of Genocide which in my opinion only unified the people to confront the overwhelming forces against them. A way to best described racial diversity is to understand the environment and location; best stated in this quote of Balkans. “The peoples of the Balkan Peninsula make up several racial groups. (R.D. Kaplan) However, linguistic and religious differences are more distinct than the racial divisions.” The peninsula, is considered as a crossroads of European and Asian civilizations, which contain a long history; Ancient Greece, the Byzantine Empire, and the Ottoman Empi...
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- Explains that genocide has been practiced with various controlling entities throughout history, such as the peloponnesian war and the hungarian conflict with the roman empire.
- Explains that genocide is when violent acts are committed against a particular group of people. the term was coined by raphael lemkin in 1944.
- Describes some examples of the definition of a group that can be seen in the serbing and balkan conflict.
- Explains that genocide has been practiced with various controlling entities throughout history, such as the peloponnesian war and the hungarian conflict with the roman empire.
- Explains that genocide is when violent acts are committed against a particular group of people. the term was coined by raphael lemkin in 1944.
- Describes some examples of the definition of a group that can be seen in the serbing and balkan conflict.
- Explains gregory stanton's definition of the 8 stages of genocide in a paper for the u.s. state department in 1996.
- Analyzes how international laws against genocide have had a profound impact on the way wars are being fought.
- Explains that genocide is based on acts of violence committed against a particular group of people. the soviet union wanted this language in place to prevent the actions that they took to suppress the population.
- Explains that the international community had no way of effectively enforcing various international standards, against those who commit acts of genocide.
- Explains that genocide is when violent acts are committed against a particular group of people to change the existing type of government.
- Analyzes the impact of international laws against genocide on the way wars are being fought.
- Explains that genocide was banned, yet there was no effective way of enforcing such violations. this created an atmosphere in many countries that could engage in such practices.
- Analyzes how the rome statute provides an effective way for the international community to prosecute genocide.
- Explains that under the rome statute, the icc has the power to prosecute genocide when a country's national courts are not prosecuting.
- Explains that the icc has successfully prosecuted a number of individuals accused of committing various acts of genocide.
- Explains that charles taylor of liberia was arrested and sent to the court to stand trial for acts of genocide committed during the civil war in sierra leone.
- Opines that the creation of an international court to effectively go after those who commit atrocities is still hotly debated. the court has successfully prosecuted slobodan milosevic and charles taylor.
- Opines that dworikinb, anothony, "the hague tribunal after milosevic." open democracy. 2006.
- Explains shah, anup, united states and the international criminal court. global issues, 2005.
- Describes wietz, eric, a century of genocide, princeton university press, 2003.
- States that funk, t. marcus, victims' rights and advocacy at the international criminal court, oxford university press, 2010.
- Cites hoyer, eric, "resorting to alcibiades: thucydides'portrayal in the history of the peloponnesian war".
- Explains that john boardman, i. e. s. edwards, n. g. l. hammond, and e
- Explains that reuben, paul p. chapter 2: benjamin franklin. pal: perspectives in american literature-guide.
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- Explains how the cambodian genocide began in 1975, when a khmer rouge party leader, "pol pot", attempted to centralize and nationalize the peasant farming society.
- Explains that the rwandan patiotic front (rpf) was a group of tutsi exiles who demanded that they be granted the right to return to their homeland.
- Explains that the rpf rebels invaded rwanda in october 1990, re-igniting tutsi hatred throughout the country.
- Explains that the holocaust was the single most horrific event in history. following the induction of adolf hitler, and formation of the third reich, the nazi regime was created.
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- Opines that genocide can never be erased without outside help. the acts of cambodia, rwanda and the holocaust symbolize what must be done to protect those of darfur and those who will be oppressed in the future.
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- Explains that the sudanese government forces and the janjaweed are battling non-arab rebels that are originally linked to an opposition party.
- Analyzes how raphael lemkin created a word that best suited the horrific events that were occurring in darfur.
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- Argues that the cambodian conflict is genocide of a larger scale, where more than one ethnic group or nationality was hunted.
- Opines that the cambodian conflict is not genocide, but a type of 'auto-genocide', where all of the country is affected by the khmer rouge.
- Explains that the cambodian government allowed the u.s. to bomb suspected viet kong hideouts, leading many to join the khmer rouge, which was led by pol pot.
- Argues that the cambodian conflict is genocide of a larger scale, where more than one ethnic group or nationality was hunted.
- Opines that the cambodian conflict is not genocide, but a type of 'auto-genocide', where all of the country is affected by the khmer rouge.
- Opines that the cambodian conflict is genocide but of a different type. they believe that humans should not target each other out of fear or anger.
- Explains spangenburg, ray, and kit moser's the crime of genocide. berkeley heights: enslow publishers, inc., 2000.
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- Explains that the cambodian conflict was genocide because the khmer rouge slaughtered ethnic and national people to get a higher political power.
1051 wordsRead More - In December 1948, the then members of the United Nations General Assembly, without contention, passed the Convention on Genocide. It defined what the crime of genocide entailed and that it was an act to be prevented and its perpetrators punished. It has been 66 years since then and we have not been able to fulfill this promise - shattering its very principles time and time again - in places such as Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda or Darfur. Man - a supposedly civilized species - has not been able to resist the urge to systematically destroy the 'undesirable' members of a society. There has been and always will be characteristics which define and divide us - race, religion, caste and culture, among others. Classification is the first and ever-present stage of genocide - there will always be an "us" and a proverbial "them". Although prejudice is human nature and may be pardonable, acting upon prejudice is not.
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- Argues that the un is a defunct organization, dependent on the will of its member nations in the face of genocide.
- Explains that many countries are reluctant to act in a situation which does not directly impact their own welfare and sometimes actively obstruct action by the un or other forces to satisfy their self-serving purposes.
- Explains that the world vowed never again to let human actions sink to such a vile depth as that of attempted extermination of an entire people.
- Argues that the un is a defunct organization, dependent on the will of its member nations in the face of genocide.
- Explains that many countries are reluctant to act in a situation which does not directly impact their own welfare and sometimes actively obstruct action by the un or other forces to satisfy their self-serving purposes.
- Explains that the world vowed never again to let human actions sink to such a vile depth as that of attempted extermination of an entire people.
- Opines that a single-pronged approach will never be enough to stop the massacres, but the long-term solution must come from within.
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- Explains that the genocide in rwanda could have been prevented if it hadn't been ignored and underestimated by other countries.
- Explains that rwanda's petition for help was ignored and underestimated by arguing it was a domestic issue and there was no need for other countries to intervene in the conflict.
- Opines that the u.n. cut its presence from 2,500 to 250 soldiers, instead of sending more help, to stop the genocide.
- Explains that the genocide in rwanda could have been prevented if it hadn't been ignored and underestimated by other countries.
- Explains that rwanda's petition for help was ignored and underestimated by arguing it was a domestic issue and there was no need for other countries to intervene in the conflict.
- Opines that the u.n. cut its presence from 2,500 to 250 soldiers, instead of sending more help, to stop the genocide.
- Opines that genocide could have been avoided if a military intervention had been launched and the international community would not have ignored petitions for help.
- Explains that genocide involves mass killings and coordinated actions aimed at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups.
- Argues that the international community let genocide occur, but it was never given the real importance that it had.
1447 wordsRead More - Essay On Darfur Genocideanalytical essayThroughout the last two decades, genocide has plagued the world’s history. Within every genocide there has ran a constant theme throughout, at the root, hatred. From here is grows into an intractable behemoth consisting of inexplicable murders of numerous people. Although the methods vary, the purpose it xeroxed, to rid a particular group of people in order to make the world a better place in the eyes of the perpetrator.
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- Describes genocide as the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.
- Explains that adolf hitler's hatred of jews spawned from an abusive step-father who claimed to be jewish.
- Explains the darfur genocide, which occurred after the civil war between north and south sudan.
- Describes genocide as the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.
- Explains that adolf hitler's hatred of jews spawned from an abusive step-father who claimed to be jewish.
- Explains the darfur genocide, which occurred after the civil war between north and south sudan.
- Analyzes how the u.s. and sudanese genocide had striking similarities. both governments wanted to reduce the size of the opponents.
- Opines that as genocide continues to reoccur, one must do something to prevent it. even education of the past and how to help the future can help eliminate this saddening problem.
865 wordsRead More - Rwanda Genocide Essayexplanatory essay"A genocide begins with the killing of one man, not for what he has done,but who he is"-Kofi Annan. Genocide is the extreme discrimination towards a group of people due to their race, religion, intelligence, appearance etc. Many people believe that genocide only occurred during World War II in 1939 with the Holocaust. The Holocaust began in January 30, 1933 with the massive massacre of six million Jews. These Jews were killed because the majority of German society believed that Jews were stealing what belong to them such as jobs and other benefits. Since this major impact on the world, many people are under the influence that it does not occur or exist. However, genocide has been occurring throughout the world since 1942 and even before.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that genocide is the extreme discrimination against a group of people due to their race, religion, intelligence, appearance etc.
- Explains the eight stages a case or situation must go through to be considered genocide.
- Opines that classification initiates a difference between people within the society. bipolar societies are more likely to have genocide.
- Explains that genocide is the extreme discrimination against a group of people due to their race, religion, intelligence, appearance etc.
- Explains the eight stages a case or situation must go through to be considered genocide.
- Opines that classification initiates a difference between people within the society. bipolar societies are more likely to have genocide.
- Explains that the second step is symbolization. physical characteristics of a particular race or ethnicity can influence on how they are named or symbolized. when genocide has reached the later stages, the group that is being targeted is asked or rather forced to wear the symbol.
- Explains that classification and symbolization are vital stages in a genocide since it initiates it and leads to the third step, dehumanization.
- Explains that the government tries to prevent or interfere in the fourth step, which is the development of a plan. the method of killing innocent people is not complex or difficult to understand.
- Explains that polarization is the following step, where lives begin to decrease. people are being beaten or assaulted resulting in fatalities.
- Explains that identification is part of preparation, and expropriation is also part.
- Explains that the seventh step is extermination because they believe that victims are not humans but rather animals. the mass of people dying begins to submerge and the cruelty and injustice of mankind is at its highest point in a roller-coaster.
- Explains that denial is followed after every genocide. they try to keep close contact with the victims information.
1137 wordsRead More - Philip Zimbardo Definition Of Genocideanalytical essayThe legal definition of genocide, found in Article II of the Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 1948, is when “any of the following acts are committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such, killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group and or forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.” Acts of genocide have occurred as early as the 1800’s. One of the most famous cases of genocide was the Holocaust,
In this essay, the author
- Explains the legal definition of genocide in the convention for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide.
- Analyzes how the dispositional factor of the lucifer effect refers to one's inner self, as in their personality, beliefs, and characteristics.
- Explains that the "racist" beliefs of the white settlers and their mindset around the aboriginal people led them to commit terrible acts of evil against the tasmanian people.
- Explains the legal definition of genocide in the convention for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide.
- Analyzes how the dispositional factor of the lucifer effect refers to one's inner self, as in their personality, beliefs, and characteristics.
- Explains that the "racist" beliefs of the white settlers and their mindset around the aboriginal people led them to commit terrible acts of evil against the tasmanian people.
- Analyzes how the situational factor explains why the british settlers acted upon their beliefs with terrible crimes. the british policies led to the destruction of 4,000 to 7,000 indigenous tasmanians.
- Opines that the main reason for the tasmanian population dying and being killed, was because of policies britain had throughout the 1800's to the 1900’s.
- Analyzes how the british pastoral settlement brought economic tensions between settlers and aborigines to a boiling point. the government and people of power never took the initiative to put out any laws.
- Explains that the tasmanian genocide was an extremely unfortunate event that occurred during the time of britain's thirst for colonialism and possessing "the white man’s burden".
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