Video Podcast GGP Ep1 A Conversation with Professor William Schabas on Genocide in International Law

Welcome to the Global Governance Perspective, a podcast presented by the Global Governance Institution, where we pool together international expertise to contribute to global governance. I am retired Captain Andy TIAN, the Founder and President of the Global Governance Institution. This is our very first episode.

Given the rising number of allegations of Genocide in recent years, for instance in Sudan, Burma, Iraq, China, as well as the sharply different opinions either for or against those allegations, it is more than timely to kick off this debut episode on Genocide in international law. What are the international benchmarks for constituting the crime of genocide in international law? Why are there sharply different views in its application? To answer those questions and concerns, we are very glad to welcome Professor William Schabas, who teaches International Law at Middlesex University of UK，Leiden University of Netherlands, and the National University of Ireland Galway.

Professor William Schabas is the author of a number of books on public international law, including a very authoritative monograph entitled “Genocide in International Law: the Crime of Crimes”. In this book, he gave a comprehensive analysis of the history and application of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. He is one of the best experts in this area to share perspectives with us.

00:50 Introduction
03:10 The Origin of the Crime of Genocide
07:23 The Material and Mental Elements of the Crime of Genocide
13:54 The Disagreements on Xinjiang Situation
20:13 The Credibility of the Government/NGO Reports (U.S. State Department, Newlines, APSI, etc.) and Individual Paper (Adrian Zenz)
24:08 The Accountability by Western Countries for Human Rights Abuses
29:35 The Applicability of Logic of Rohingya Case in Rodney Dixon’s New Submission to ICC

Background Music: Behind the sword – Alexander Nakarada

Speaker: Professor William Schabas and Andy Tian
Recording: David Liu
Editor: Jiang Lin