The rapid expansion of international law and the establishment of an international criminal court have resulted in new justice institutions that should not be ignored in criminal justice curricula. Genocide, as the focal point of an entire course or a unit within other courses, provides instructors with an organizational framework for addressing a wide variety of topics related to international law. This paper discusses how the crime of genocide can be integrated into criminal justice curricula and the opportunities it provides for examining international law, history, current events, and the interdependence of criminal justice system components. A course on genocide taught to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students is described and evaluated.
The authors wish to express their deep appreciation to Rachel Shankman, director of the Memphis office of Facing History and Ourselves, for her assistance with the development of the course, her inspiring presentation to the students, and her ongoing support of the efforts of the Genocide Research Project. We thank the Commission on College and University Legal Studies of The American Bar Association's Division for Public Education for the grant that funded construction of the website and development of the course, and the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict for generously providing books for our students without charge.
The authors wish to express their deep appreciation to Rachel Shankman, director of the Memphis office of Facing History and Ourselves, for her assistance with the development of the course, her inspiring presentation to the students, and her ongoing support of the efforts of the Genocide Research Project. We thank the Commission on College and University Legal Studies of The American Bar Association's Division for Public Education for the grant that funded construction of the website and development of the course, and the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict for generously providing books for our students without charge.
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The authors wish to express their deep appreciation to Rachel Shankman, director of the Memphis office of Facing History and Ourselves, for her assistance with the development of the course, her inspiring presentation to the students, and her ongoing support of the efforts of the Genocide Research Project. We thank the Commission on College and University Legal Studies of The American Bar Association's Division for Public Education for the grant that funded construction of the website and development of the course, and the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict for generously providing books for our students without charge.