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Judge Mettraux's four-volume compendium, International Crimes: Law and Practice, will provide the most detailed and authoritative account to-date of the law of international crimes. It is a scholarly tour de force providing a unique blend of academic rigour and an insight into the practice of international criminal law. The compendium is un-rivalled in its breadth and depth, covering almost a century of legal practice, dozens of jurisdictions (national and international), thousands of decisions and judgments and hundreds of cases. This first volume discusses in detail the law of genocide: its definition, elements, normative status, and relationship to the other core international crimes. While the book is an invaluable tool for academics and researchers, it is particularly suited to legal practitioners, guiding the reader through the practical and evidential challenges associated with the prosecution of international crimes.

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"""The scope and depth of the analysis instantaneously transform this volume and its successors into fundamental works without which specialists in the field cannot work."" -- Jus Gentium ""an important new legal text that promises to become the definitive work in its subject area; in this case international crimes. ... Scholarly, analytical, thorough and certainly readable, this recently published title should certainly attract a broad-based international readership, particularly among international lawyers."" -- Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chamber ""Mettraux's book is where the answers are to be found. It provides the most detailed and authoritative account of the law on genocide to-date. It contains ready and accessible references to and discussion of all authorities, decisions, judgements, and instruments relevant to the international crime of genocide [...] As the book's title promises (Genocide: Law and Practice) the deep combination of theoretical mastery and practical immersion is impressive."" - Max du Plessis, Senior Counsel, KwaZulu-Natal Bar, International Criminal Law Review"

The scope and depth of the analysis instantaneously transform this volume and its successors into fundamental works without which specialists in the field cannot work. -- Jus Gentium an important new legal text that promises to become the definitive work in its subject area; in this case international crimes. ... Scholarly, analytical, thorough and certainly readable, this recently published title should certainly attract a broad-based international readership, particularly among international lawyers. -- Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chamber Mettraux's book is where the answers are to be found. It provides the most detailed and authoritative account of the law on genocide to-date. It contains ready and accessible references to and discussion of all authorities, decisions, judgements, and instruments relevant to the international crime of genocide [...] As the book's title promises (Genocide: Law and Practice) the deep combination of theoretical mastery and practical immersion is impressive. - Max du Plessis, Senior Counsel, KwaZulu-Natal Bar, International Criminal Law Review

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Guenael Mettraux, Judge, Kosovo Specialist Chambers; Panel Member, EU's Human Rights Review Panel; Emeritus Professor, University of Amsterdam; Affiliated Professor of International Criminal Law Practice, Penn State's Dickinson Law,

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