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25 Am. U. Int'l L. Rev. 313 (2009-2010)
Political Genocide in Latin America: The Need for Reconsidering the Current Internationally Accepted Definition of Genocide in Light of Spanish and Latin American Jurisprudence

handle is hein.journals/amuilr25 and id is 321 raw text is: COMMENT POLITICAL GENOCIDE IN LATIN AMERICA: THE NEED FOR RECONSIDERING THE CURRENT INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED DEFINITION OF GENOCIDE IN LIGHT OF SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE HOWARD SHNEIDER* IN TR O D U CTIO N ........................................................................... 315 I. B A CK G R O UN D .......................................................................... 316 A. THE HISTORY OF THE GENOCIDE CONVENTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS REGARDING THE INCLUSION OF POLITICAL GROUPS IN THE DEFINITION OF GENOCIDE ............................. 317 B. CASE LAW INTERPRETING THE GENOCIDE CONVENTION ESTABLISHES THAT PROTECTED GROUPS MUST HAVE STABLE CHARACTERISTICS .................................................... 321 C. HISTORY OF THE CONFLICTS IN ARGENTINA AND G UATEM A LA ......................................................................... 324 1. Argentina's D irty W ar ..................................................... 324 2. Guatem ala's Civil W ar .................................................... 326 II. A N A L Y SIS ................................................................................. 326 A. THE SPANISH AUDIENCIA NACIONAL HELD IN SCILINGO THAT GENOCIDE OCCURRED IN ARGENTINA BECAUSE OF * J.D. Candidate, May 2010, American University, Washington College of Law; B.A. English and Psychology, 2004, Northwestern University. Thank you to the editors and staff of the American University International Law Review. Much love and gratitude to my mother, father, and brother, who have always given me unconditional love, support, and encouragement in all my endeavors. 313

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