"Justifying genocide" redirects here. For the book, see Justifying Genocide.
Otto Ohlendorf testifies at the Einsatzgruppen trial, in which he attempted to justify the Einsatzgruppen murders
Genocide justification is the claim that a genocide is morally excusable/defensible, necessary, and/or sanctioned by law.[1] Genocide justification differs from genocide denial, which is the attempt to reject the occurrence of genocide. Perpetrators often claim that genocide victims presented a serious threat, justifying their actions by stating it was legitimate self-defense of a nation or state. According to modern international criminal law, there can be no excuse for genocide.[2][3] Genocide is often camouflaged as military activity against combatants, and the distinction between denial and justification is often blurred.[4]
Examples of genocide justification include the Turkish nationalists' claims in regard to the Armenian genocide, the Nazis' justifications behind the Holocaust, anti-Tutsi propaganda during the Rwandan genocide,[5] Serbian nationalists' justifications for the Srebrenica massacre and the Myanmar government's claims about the Rohingya genocide.
^Pruitt, William R. (2017). "Understanding Genocide Denial Legislation: A Comparative Analysis". International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences. 12 (2): 270–284. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1034674. ProQuest 1967316575.
^Scarre, Geoffrey (December 2005). "Excusing the Inexcusable? Moral Responsibility and Ideologically Motivated Wrongdoing". Journal of Social Philosophy. 36 (4): 457–472. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9833.2005.00288.x.
^Jones, Adam (2006). "Is genocide ever justified?". Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction. Routledge. pp. 28–30. ISBN 978-1-134-25981-6.
^Ihrig (2016), pp. 12–13.
^Lower, Matthew; Hauschildt, Thomas (2014-05-09). "The Media as a Tool of War: Propaganda in the Rwandan Genocide". Human Security Centre. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
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