Professor @YaleLawSch & Political Science @Yale, Executive Editor @just_security, fmr Special Counsel @DeptofDefense
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Apr 30, 2022 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
It is increasingly clear that Russia is committing acts of genocide in Ukraine.
When President Biden initially accused Russian forces of committing genocide, he was clearly out in front of his lawyers. But the evidence is growing that he was right.1/9
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The Genocide Convention defines genocide as shown below. It entails the "intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national . . . group." Ukrainians would qualify as a "national group," but demonstrating that level of intent is always challenging. 2/9
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