Lawrence J. LeBlanc's definitive study examines the nearly forty-year struggle over U.S. ratification of the Genocide Convention. The analysis covers the convention's history from its 1948 U.N. adoption to its 1988 U.S. ratification, including the attached Lugar-Helms-Hatch Sovereignty Package. It draws on case studies of post-World War II genocide to confront the strengths and weaknesses of international adjudication.
Use Cases
- Analyze the political and cultural opposition to human rights treaties based on the description of debates over U.S. sovereignty.
- Study the impact of domestic interest groups on international legislation based on the mention of fears regarding groups like blacks and Native Americans.
- Examine the conditions attached to treaty ratification based on the analysis of the Lugar-Helms-Hatch Sovereignty Package.
- Compare historical cases of genocide adjudication based on the referenced post-World War II case studies.
Strengths
- Analysis by a named author, Lawrence J. LeBlanc, providing a definitive scholarly perspective.
- Covers a defined historical period of nearly forty years, from 1948 to 1988.
- Examines specific legislative conditions, the Lugar-Helms-Hatch Sovereignty Package, and their implications.
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Provenance
- Source
- Lawrence J. LeBlanc
- Collection Method
- Scholarly analysis and case study research, as described.
- Time Range
- Primary focus from 1948 to 1988, with reference to post-World War II cases.
- Geography
- United States, with international context.