Die Arbeit stellt den aktuellen Stand der Rechtsprechung und Lehre zur Auslegung des »intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such« aus Art. II der Konvention über die Verhütung und Bestrafung des Völkermordes dar. Inhalt und Interpretation des Gruppenbegriffs, des Teilgruppenkonzepts und der Absicht, die Gruppe als solche zu zerstören, werden umfassend abgehandelt. Den Schwerpunkt bildet die Untersuchung der Abgrenzungsmöglichkeit von Motiv und Absicht im Rahmen des subjektiven Tatbestandes des Delikts.

»The Legal Maning of the Phrase intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such in Art. 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide« The thesis illustrates the current state of jurisdiction in regard to the legal interpretation of the concept of groups and subgroups protected by Art. II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. Further, it deals with the interpretation of the »special intent« to commit genocide, which raises the question whether the perpetrator's motive beyond the intent to destroy can be regarded as an element of this so called »crime of crimes«.

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»The Legal Maning of the Phrase >intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such< in Art. 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide« The thesis illustrates the current state of jurisdiction in regard to the legal interpretation of the concept of groups and subgroups protected by Art. II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. Further, it deals with the interpretation of the »special intent« to commit genocide, which raises the question whether the perpetrator's motive beyond the intent to destroy can be regarded as an element of this so called »crime of crimes«.

Inhalt
I. Einführung II. Der »intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such« Die Definition der Gruppe Die Definition der Teilgruppe Der »intent to destroy () a () group, as such« III. Zusammenfassung der erarbeiteten Ergebnisse Literaturverzeichnis Sachverzeichnis