The genesis of Bangladesh : a study in international legal norms and permissive conscience. - Roy Chowdhury, Subrata (London ; Bombay : Asia Publishing House, 1972)
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.
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Keywords: Self-determination, National; Crimes against humanity; Law; Bangladesh -- History -- Revolution, 1971.; Pakistan -- Politics and government; Pakistan -- Politics and government -- 1947-1971.