71 Questions
What is the definition of political assassination?
The deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent figure for political reasons
Who are the potential targets of political assassination?
Government leaders & prominent persons
Why do political assassinations occur?
For political purposes, such as seizing power or exacting revenge
When do political assassinations occur?
In different periods in history
What is the unintended consequence of feminist advocacy in promoting awareness of genocidal rape?
Unintentional exclusion of male victims from the definition's implications
What is a common reason for the lack of knowledge about genocidal male rape according to the text?
Patriarchal societies with high levels of shame
What is one of the methods used in armed conflicts to prohibit men from procreating, according to the text?
Enforced sterilization
What is a historical example of targeted violence against men in armed conflicts?
Castration of Tutsi males in the Rwandan Genocide
What is the impact of witnessing castration on those who were mutilated or witnessed the act, according to the text?
Deterrence from engaging in future sexual intercourse
What is the primary focus of the dialogue surrounding the definition and supporting research of genocidal rape, according to the text?
Female victims
What is the consequence for any male prisoner who had an erection when female prisoners were forced to undress in front of them, as described in the text?
His penis was cut off
What is the purpose of enforced sterilization in the genocidal context, according to the text?
To prohibit men from procreating and destroy their ethnic group
According to Pramono's classification, how many types of genocide are included?
Five
What are the sources of genocide, as mentioned in the text?
Ethnicity, underdevelopment, and limited resources
What are the strategies used to conceal and justify genocide, as stated in the text?
Denial, belittling, and labeling as a dispute
What was the aim of the Brana plan?
The destruction of targeted groups through genocidal rape
What are the three forms of mass rape mentioned in the text?
Military forces raping women in public, random rape in concentration camps, and rape as part of torture
What is the primary focus of the dialogue surrounding the definition and supporting research of genocidal rape?
The impact on targeted groups
What was the Brana plan endorsed by?
Military officers
What are the factors leading to genocide, as mentioned in the text?
Ethnicity, nationality, religion, economic dependency, and others
What is the classification of genocide according to Pramono?
First, second, third-degree, ideological, and pragmatic genocide
What are the aims of the Brana plan?
The destruction of targeted groups through genocidal rape
What did Serbian officers target as vulnerable spots in Muslim communities?
Women, adolescents, and children
What is the logic behind enforced pregnancies, as mentioned in the text?
Important aspects to discuss
Which one of the following is a key definitional element of genocide?
Dissolution of the group's unit or collective identity falls under genocide
What is the aim of terrorism?
Create fear, panic, or political change using violence against civilians & government
What is one of the acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group according to the UN's definition of genocide?
Forcibly transferring children of a group to another group
What is a consequence of the assassination of a legislator?
Public unrest (anti-government demonstrations)
What is one of the facilitators of assassination?
Politicians susceptible to assassinations due to lack of clear succession rules & enjoying power
What is the implication of political assassinations?
Intensify prospects of a state’s fragmentation & undermine its democratic nature
What is the role of policy makers in addressing political grievances?
Decline violent assassinations
What is one of the learning outcomes related to genocide?
Define the concept ‘ethnic cleansing’ & explain how it relates to genocide
What is the implication/consequence of the assassination of a head of state?
Decline in democratic nature of a political system
What is one of the implications/consequences of the assassination of opposition leaders?
Increase overall unrest
What is one of the targets of assassination?
Heads of state
What is one of the facilitators of a decline in the legitimacy of political leadership & systems?
Lack of consensual political ethos & homogenous populations
What are the key definitional elements of genocide according to the text?
Destruction of the group, a substantial part of the group, specific conduct, and groups with particular group identity
What is one of the implications/consequences of the assassination of opposition leaders?
Increase in domestic violence and instability
What is the aim of terrorism according to the text?
To create fear, panic, or political change
What is the definition of political assassination according to the text?
The intentional killing of a political figure
What is one of the facilitators of a decline in the legitimacy of political leadership & systems?
Lack of potential for leadership change
What is one of the acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group according to the UN's definition of genocide?
Persecution
What is the implication of political assassinations according to the text?
Decline in democratic nature
What are the sources of genocide as mentioned in the text?
Lack of consensual political ethos and homogenous populations
What is the role of policy makers in addressing political grievances according to the text?
Crucial to decline violent assassinations
What is one of the methods used in armed conflicts to prohibit men from procreating, according to the text?
Forced sterilization
What is the logic behind enforced pregnancies, as mentioned in the text?
To increase the population of a specific group
What is the unintended consequence of feminist advocacy in promoting awareness of genocidal rape according to the text?
Inadvertently reinforcing gender stereotypes
What is the primary aim of enforced pregnancies in rape/death camps, according to the text?
To alter the identity of the next generation and community
How is genocidal rape viewed in the context of warfare, according to the text?
As a crime of biological warfare
What is the analogy drawn between mass rape and an infectious disease, according to the text?
It undermines the will to fight
What is the role of enforced pregnancies in the context of ethnic cleansing, as mentioned in the text?
To contribute to a bigger plan of ethnic cleansing
What is the potential consequence of enforced pregnancies on the community, according to the text?
Stigmatizing and ostracizing raped women
What influenced the recognition of genocidal rape in international criminal law, as per the text?
The advocacy of feminist groups
What is the analogy drawn between sperm and other biological weapons, according to the text?
Sperm is easily containable, storable, preservable, and deliverable
What was the aim of the Brana plan, as described in the text?
To enforce pregnancies in specific communities
What is the potential implication of enforced pregnancy as a policy, according to the text?
Constituting genocide by stigmatizing and ostracizing raped women
What influenced the agenda of the 1948 U.N. Genocide Convention to address genocidal rape, according to the text?
Feminist NGOs
What was the role of military rape aimed at enforced pregnancy in the context of a bigger plan, as per the text?
Contributed to a bigger plan of ethnic cleansing
What is the primary aim of terrorism according to the text?
To create fear, panic, or political change
What is one of the key definitional elements of genocide according to the text?
Destruction of the group
What is a common facilitator of political assassinations according to the text?
Susceptibility of politicians
What is the implication of the assassination of a head of state according to the text?
Decline in democratic nature
What is one of the implications/consequences of the assassination of opposition leaders according to the text?
Undermining the political system
What is the aim of the Brana plan as described in the text?
To systematically destroy a specific ethnic, racial, or religious group
What is the role of enforced pregnancies in the context of ethnic cleansing according to the text?
To destroy a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group
What is the definition of genocide according to the UN as mentioned in the text?
Acts committed with the intent to destroy a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group
What influenced the recognition of genocidal rape in international criminal law according to the text?
Feminist advocacy
What is the potential consequence of enforced pregnancies on the community according to the text?
Increase in domestic violence and instability
What is the primary focus of the dialogue surrounding the definition and supporting research of genocidal rape according to the text?
Recognition and prosecution of genocidal rape
What is the unintended consequence of feminist advocacy in promoting awareness of genocidal rape according to the text?
Recognition and prosecution of genocidal rape
Study Notes
Understanding Genocidal Massacres
- Intent for genocide requires special intent to destroy a group, inferred and not necessarily expressed
- Ethnic cleansing is a deliberate policy by one group to remove another group through violence and terror
- Ethnic cleansing is carried out through murder, torture, and other violent means
- Pramono's classification of genocide includes first, second, third-degree, ideological, and pragmatic genocide
- Factors leading to genocide include ethnicity, nationality, religion, economic dependency, and others
- Sources of genocide include ethnicity, underdevelopment, limited resources, and political power dynamics
- Strategies used to conceal and justify genocide include denial, belittling, and labeling as a dispute
- The Brana plan was endorsed by military officers and distinguished between Serbian and retaliatory rapes
- The aim of the Brana plan was the destruction of targeted groups through genocidal rape
- Serbian officers targeted women, adolescents, and children as vulnerable spots in Muslim communities
- Mass rape can take three forms: military forces raping women in public, random rape in concentration camps, and rape as part of torture
- Male genocidal rape, the Brana plan, and the logic behind enforced pregnancies are important aspects to discuss
Political Assassinations and Genocide in International Law
- Lack of consensual political ethos and homogenous populations lead to a decline in the legitimacy of political leadership and systems
- Territorial fragmentation of a country results in different levels of control and stability in different regions
- Facilitators of assassination include susceptibility of politicians, non-democratic political environments, and lack of potential for leadership change
- Targets of assassination include heads of state, lower-ranking political figures, legislators, and opposition leaders, with different impacts on the political system
- Political assassinations intensify prospects of a state's fragmentation and undermine its democratic nature
- Implications of assassination of heads of state include decline in democratic nature, increase in domestic violence and instability, and economic prosperity
- Policy implications for addressing political grievances and stable succession mechanisms are crucial to decline violent assassinations
- Most assassins were previously involved in criminal activities, and veterans may be preferred to perform an assassination
- Genocide is defined by the UN as acts committed with the intent to destroy a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group
- Genocide aims to systematically destroy a specific ethnic, racial, or religious group, while terrorism aims to create fear, panic, or political change
- Key definitional elements of genocide include destruction of the group, a substantial part of the group, specific conduct, and groups with particular group identity
- Specific conduct of genocide includes intentional causing of serious bodily or mental harm, cruel treatment, rape, enslavement, starvation, deportation, persecution, detention, and death threats
Genocidal Rape and Enforced Pregnancy
- Women in rape/death camps are systematically raped for extended periods of time, aiming to torture before death or force pregnancy.
- Serbian rapists aimed to produce Serb children to alter the identity of the next generation and community.
- Enforced pregnancies in rape/death camps were committed with genocidal intent, using sperm as a biological weapon.
- Genocidal rape can be viewed as a crime of biological warfare, destroying people's will to fight without destroying the territory.
- Mass rape and enforced pregnancy are effectively an infectious disease, undermining the will to fight and causing social chaos.
- Many impregnated women attempted abortions, suicide, infanticide, or left the babies traumatising to others.
- Sperm is easily containable, storable, preservable, and deliverable, unlike bacteria and viruses.
- Military rape aimed at enforced pregnancy contributed to a bigger plan of ethnic cleansing, with genocidal intent.
- Brana plan involved Serb soldiers raping Muslim women and enforcing their pregnancies until the foetuses could not be aborted.
- The policy of enforced pregnancy can constitute genocide by stigmatizing and ostracizing raped women, destroying the community and causing social chaos.
- The recognition of genocidal rape in international criminal law is due to the advocacy of feminist groups.
- Feminist NGOs influenced the agenda of the 1948 U.N. Genocide Convention to address genocidal rape.
Political Assassinations and Genocide in International Law
- Lack of consensual political ethos and homogenous populations lead to a decline in the legitimacy of political leadership and systems
- Territorial fragmentation of a country results in different levels of control and stability in different regions
- Facilitators of assassination include susceptibility of politicians, non-democratic political environments, and lack of potential for leadership change
- Targets of assassination include heads of state, lower-ranking political figures, legislators, and opposition leaders, with different impacts on the political system
- Political assassinations intensify prospects of a state's fragmentation and undermine its democratic nature
- Implications of assassination of heads of state include decline in democratic nature, increase in domestic violence and instability, and economic prosperity
- Policy implications for addressing political grievances and stable succession mechanisms are crucial to decline violent assassinations
- Most assassins were previously involved in criminal activities, and veterans may be preferred to perform an assassination
- Genocide is defined by the UN as acts committed with the intent to destroy a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group
- Genocide aims to systematically destroy a specific ethnic, racial, or religious group, while terrorism aims to create fear, panic, or political change
- Key definitional elements of genocide include destruction of the group, a substantial part of the group, specific conduct, and groups with particular group identity
- Specific conduct of genocide includes intentional causing of serious bodily or mental harm, cruel treatment, rape, enslavement, starvation, deportation, persecution, detention, and death threats
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