When, in 1881, the German anti-Semite Dühring urged a "final settling of accounts" with the Jews, he spoke, rather obliquely, of the need for a "Carthaginian" solution (p. 113f.). This was not merely a euphemism,...

Oppression and Genocide Introduction British historian Lord Acton once said, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Though this could be considered a universal truth, it becomes especially brutal when applied to...

Genocide Throughout history there have been attempts to destroy groups of human beings because of their race, religion, or nationality. However, until the twentieth century, no international body or document had adopted a formal legal definition of...

The word genocide is relatively new, even though the act of genocide is not. Yet in part because of its twentieth-century origins, genocide is often associated with the use of modern science and technology. The extent to which this is the case is one...

Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic, religious or national group. While precise definition varies among genocide scholars, the legal definition is found in the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and...

The cousin of Estonia's late president committed genocide by helping deport his countrymen to Siberia nearly 60 years ago, prosecutors said Wednesday.But Arnold Meri, a former top ranking Communist Party official in Estonia, claimed he was a mere civil servant. He also said his poor...

House sponsors of a resolution that would label as genocide the 1915 killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks have asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay a vote on the measure because they feared it would fail.Support for the resolution deteriorated this month, after Turkey recalled...

The United Nations' highest court is ruling Monday whether Serbia is guilty of genocide for the killing, torture, rape and expulsion of Bosnian Muslims _ the first time an entire nation is being held to judicial account for the ultimate crime.Bosnia has said the government...

Turkey's foreign minister said Tuesday a proposed resolution in Congress to condemn as genocide the early 20th century killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians would harm Turkish-American relations if it passes.Abdullah Gul, speaking after meeting with top U.S. officials, described the possible resolution as...

Essay provides an in-depth discussion of the issue of genocidal rape.