The Genocide Conundrum: The Search for Justice

As the RussiaUkraine War grinds on, the Western media have been replete with stories of Russian war crimes against Ukrainians. But do these war crimes amount to genocide?

The language of genocide has certainly been used by the Russian president, but saying something doesn’t necessarily make it real. And what exactly are the legal parameters of genocide? Join us as John speaks with Prof. Dirk Moses on this thorny issue, Dirk is Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Professor of Global Human Rights History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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