The a study in international legal norms and permissive conscience Roy Chowdhury, Subrata. creator text bibliography biography enk London Bombay Asia Publishing House 1972 monographic eng

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xii, 345 pages : illustrations 25 cm. I: East Bengal-A colonial status -- Introduction -- Struggle for self-determination: 1861-1971 -- The Lahore resolution & the concept of Pakistan -- Pakistan: Equations between east & west -- Policy of discrimination -- Economic subordination -- Racial chauvinism -- II: Political and constitutional history of Pakistan -- Erosion of parliamentary democracy: 14 August 1947 to 24 October 1954 -- Advent of military oligarchy: 24 October 1954 to 27 October 1958 -- Political experiments of a military dictator: 27 October 1958 to 25 March 1969 -- The strategy of deception: 25 March 1969 to 25 March 1971 -- III: Crimes of a soulless regime -- Introduction -- Law of the Nuremberg charter & judgment -- Genocide convention of 1948 -- Geneva conventions of 1949 & civil wars -- Prohibition of chemical warfare -- Different kinds of war crimes -- punishment of criminals: Recent trends -- Human rights in armed conflicts: Recent trends -- Analysis of facts -- Mens Rea to commit Genocide -- Overt acts of execution of the plan: Initial phase -- Extended operations: Shelling & bombing of civilian targets -- Patterns of slaughter & atrocities -- Outrages on women -- Violations of religious practices & despoiling the dead -- Treatment of minorities -- Extent of devastation -- Two-fold objectives of military operations -- Fresh evidence after 16 December 1971 -- Application of legal norms to facts alleged: Trail of the criminals -- Inadequacy of Nuremberg precedent -- Reasons why trail should be held in Bangladesh -- Some guidelines for the proposed tribunal -- Illegal trial of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman -- Annexure: War crimes -- Genocide and other crimes against humanity -- Application of legal norms to facts alleged -- Nature of the charges or allegations -- Infringements of international legal norms. IV: The emergency of Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Proclamation of independence -- The government of Bangladesh: 26 March-15 December 1971 -- Mukti Bahini & the war of liberation: Organizational set-up -- Operations of the Mukti Bahini: Five phases -- Civil administration: 25 March to 15 December 1971 -- Performance of the Bangladesh government: 16-31 December 1971 -- Military Junta's political experiments: 26 March-20 December 1971 -- V: International legal norms and default in Bangladesh -- Magnitude of default -- Contemporary law of self-determination -- Five legal norms: Colonial status of east Bengal -- A. Beneficiaries of the rights & the manner of its exercise -- B. Situations where applicable -- C. Modes of implementation -- D. Duties of the state: i) to promote self-determination; (ii) to refrain from forcible suppression -- E. Rights of the people: (i) to resist forcible action -- (ii) to receive international assistance -- Resume of facts -- American civil war & independence movement in east Bengal: Seven points of difference -- Pakistan's please of internal public order -- The Rhodesian precedent and default of U.N. in Pakistan -- Biggest exodus in history & threat to the peace in south Asia -- Infringement of India's legal rights -- India's duty toward the refugees & obligations of the international community -- Arab refugees: East Bengal refugees: UN precedent ignored -- Real causes of mass exodus -- Pattern of political solution -- International response: Unofficial -- International response: Official U.N.'s perfidious role: Stifling a liberation movement & giving succor to a military junta -- The Soviet view -- Two Americans: Involvement in Pakistan's crisis VI: Recognition in international law: India's application of the Jeffersonian norm -- India's recognition of Bangladesh -- New bearings on the traditional norms -- Legitimacy of a military junta: Legal norms and state practice -- Legal status of the military junta in Pakistan -- Legal status of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and its government: Democratic legitimacy -- Mujib's Awami League: Proof of effectiveness in three stages -- Consequence of delayed recognition. Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-324) and index. SOL a-pk--- a-bg--- Self-determination, National Crimes against humanity Law Bangladesh History Revolution, 1971 Pakistan Politics and government Pakistan Politics and government 1947-1971 DS395.5 .R69 1972 954.9205 021040504X 73165855 Ayesha Abed Library DLC 190416 20251120214417.0 34577