ABSTRACT
Written by a legal adviser in the offi ce of the prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, this essay is comprised of the following parts and sections: I. Genocide in the Twentieth Century; II. Enforcement By Means of Judicial Mechanisms Under the Convention (A. National Courts; B. A Permanent International Penal Tribunal; C. Ad Hoc International Penal Tribunals; D. The Contentious Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice); III. Enforcement Action Through the “Competent Organs of the United Nations” (A. Security Council Action Under Chapter VII of the Charter; B. The Role of the U.N. Secretary General); and IV. The Challenge to Civilization.
