The changing global context of victimization: a need for cross-continental synergy

Nicoletta Policek

doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-1112-1.ch009

The changing global context of victimization: a need for cross-continental synergy

Nicoletta Policek

University of Cumbria

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Abstract

A cross-continental synergy is paramount when addressing victimization in genocide. The definition of victim of genocide is however challenging, complex, and open to controversies, especially when dealing with a large number of casualties. By proposing a reshaping of the purely legal framework which defines genocide victims, in support of a characterisation that includes all the multiple and sometimes conflicting voices of those who are direct or indirect witnesses of the “crime of all crimes,” this contribution argues for the need of a global legal framework that embeds both collective victimization in genocide as well as the uniquely different and diverse experiences of the victims.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global perspectives on victimization analysis and prevention
Editors	Johnson Oluwole Ayodele
Place of Publication	Hershey, PA, US
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	156-174
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1112-1.ch009
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2019

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