Ethnic Cleansing in International Law (Elements – Legal Classification).

Abstract

:  Ethnic cleansing is the systematic and coercive removal of ethnic and religious groups from a specific area with the intention of making the region ethnically homogeneous. This research addresses the crime of ethnic cleansing in international law, examining its origins and content before exploring its legal elements. The legal classification of ethnic cleansing within the categories of international crimes is also analysed, and it is categorised based on the nature of the actions and the context as genocide, a crime against humanity or a war crime.