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The report of The International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur: The question of genocide

Quenivet, Noelle

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Noelle Quenivet Noelle.Quenivet@uwe.ac.uk
Director of Research and Enterprise (BLS)



Abstract

The crisis in Darfur (Sudan), which sparked in February 2003, only caught the United Nations' attention in Spring 2004. Questions emerged as to whether the conflict between the rebels and the government was simply insurgency warfare or, in fact, concealed a genocide carried out by the Arab, Muslim-led government against the Animist and Christian-African population. The issue became so divisive that the Security Council requested the creation of an investigation team, the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, which amongst other tasks had to examine whether genocide had taken place. This article analyzes the facts as well as the legal reasoning that guided the International Commission of Inquiry in drawing the conclusion that a governmental policy to commit genocide had not been formed. © 2006 Springer.

Citation

Quenivet, N. (2006). The report of The International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur: The question of genocide. Human Rights Review, 7(4), 38-68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12142-006-1002-y

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2006
Journal Human Rights Review
Print ISSN 1524-8879
Electronic ISSN 1874-6306
Publisher Springer (part of Springer Nature)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 4
Pages 38-68
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12142-006-1002-y
Keywords Darfur, genocide
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1045107
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12142-006-1002-y