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Research Article
Vol. 43, Issue 1
A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE AND THE NEED FOR EXPENDING THE VICTIM BASE
This research revisits the legal framework for the crime of genocide, emphasizing the need to expand the victim base beyond the current four protected groups—national, ethnic, racial, and religious—recognised under international law. The problem lies in the rigid categorisation that excludes many vulnerable groups from protection against mass atroc...