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16-17 ISIL Y.B. Int'l Human. & Refugee L. 391 (2016-2017)
Atrocity Speech Law, Foundation, Fragmentation, Fruition

handle is hein.journals/isilyrbk14 and id is 401 raw text is: BOOK REVIEWS Gregory S. Gordon, Atrocity Speech Law: Foundation, Fragmentation, Fruition (Oxford University Press, 2017). From the Armenian Genocide through the international crimes committed in the later part of the twentieth century, one finds a common thread; they were all mooted and instigated by well- planned and executed hate speeches. In today's conflict-ridden world there can be little doubt that 'Atrocity Speech Law' - a term coined by Professor Gregory Gordon - is a facet of international criminal accountability, whose time has come. Professor Gordon's outstanding book Atrocity Speech Law: Foundation, Fragmentation, Fruition has made a remarkable contribution to international criminal law scholarship by succinctly delving into the depths of a dangerous phenomenon that has hitherto remained on the fringes of serious scholarship in the field. A former Prosecutor with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as well as the United States Department of Justice, and presently a law professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor Gordon combines experiential wisdom with theoretical rigour to argue for a comprehensive 'Atrocity Speech Law' that seeks to replace the more regressive and inaccurate terms 'international incitement law and 'international hate speech law that dominate current scholarship. The approach is expected to streamline prosecutorial and judicial focus on such verbal conduct in a more focused manner facilitating effective accountability in future trials bolstering the broader mandate of international justice. The book is divided into three parts. Part I, 'Foundation', lists the linkages between hate speech and other crimes in a chronological manner comparing international and municipal law approaches taken by various jurisdictions, with a specific focus on the international tribunals and the author's home jurisdiction-the United States. The lack of a specific and dedicated regime for speech crimes under the existing international criminal law instruments is identified as a major lacuna, which forms the background for discussion in the next two parts.

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