The Genocide Convention was signed in 1948, before most of the global south even achieved independence as a part of decolonization. The very countries who were subject to brutal mass murder by the imperial powers never got a say in what constitutes genocide.
Yeah, I don't think it's that they designed the definition to weasel around it. I think they were just like "yeah but we're the ones in charge, so you're not gonna be able to get us under 'international law'"
It was done by multiple countries in order to get whatever they were doing (or wanted to do) not counted as genocide. For instance the USSRs opposition to having political killings included was joined by right wing governments who didn't want killing left wing groups counted as genocide.
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The Genocide Convention was signed in 1948, before most of the global south even achieved independence as a part of decolonization. The very countries who were subject to brutal mass murder by the imperial powers never got a say in what constitutes genocide.
Funny that.
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Yeah, I don't think it's that they designed the definition to weasel around it. I think they were just like "yeah but we're the ones in charge, so you're not gonna be able to get us under 'international law'"
It was done by multiple countries in order to get whatever they were doing (or wanted to do) not counted as genocide. For instance the USSRs opposition to having political killings included was joined by right wing governments who didn't want killing left wing groups counted as genocide.