The Response of the International Community to the Genocide in Rwanda and the War in Ukraine

• Authors: Magdalena Maksymiuk

Abstracts

EN

The present thesis aims to describe the response of the international community to the genocide in Rwanda, and to assess current actions in the context of the war in Ukraine. It defines what genocide is, how it happened in Rwanda, and what proves that the incidents in Ukraine can be referred to as genocide.

Keywords

EN

genocide; international organizations; Rwanda; war; Ukraine

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Review of European and Comparative Law
• Year: 2023
• Issue: Special Issue
• Pages: 119-132

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Magdalena Maksymiuk

• Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University

• https://orcid.org/0000000157114920

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Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/recl.16470

Biblioteka Nauki

40253301