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The entry defines crimes of mass atrocity, such as genocide, provides data on their intensity, and discusses domestic and international institutions formed to address the crimes. In addition, the entry briefly surveys the economic literature on mass atrocity crimes from theoretical and empirical perspectives. It pays particular attention to the economics of international law.
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Anderton, C.H., Brauer, J. (2015). Genocide. In: Backhaus, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_581-1
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