The legal concept of genocide is so incoherent, so harmful to the purposes that international law serves, that it would be better if we had never invented it. Karadžić’s acquittal – precisely because he is still on trial on other counts related to the same atrocities – is an opportunity to move toward the sensible goal of retiring it.
其实，我们最好能够彻底取消种族灭绝罪。种族灭绝罪的法律概念如此混乱，对国际法所服务的宗旨如此有害，最好从来没有人发明过它。卡拉季奇被判无罪恰恰因为他还在为与同样暴行有关的其他罪名受审，而这是实现取消种族灭绝罪名目标的一次合理的机会。