This book is devoted to exploring this new approach to an age-old problem. The essays were written in the wake of the remarkably diverse and original presentations delivered at the Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide held at McGill University in Montreal. This was a unique gathering devoted to the idea that intelligent foresight and moral commitment to take timely action has the potential to stop the deluge before millions are drowned. The Conference brought together hundreds of exceptional participants, including genocide survivors, Nobel prize laureates, Pulitzer prize winners, acclaimed scholars and authors, illustrious statesmen and diplomats, media personalities, and other prominent figures, as well as 36 young student leaders from 22 different countries around the world. All sessions of the conference may be viewed at www.efchr.mcgill.ca. The essays in this book, authored by some of the conference participants, represent a sample of the rich and extraordinary exchange that took place in an effort to share this cumulative knowledge and wisdom with an even wider audience. We wish to acknowledge the Echenberg Family Foundation and its founder Gordon Echenberg, whose commitment made possible this first in a series of global conferences on human rights at McGill University. We also wish to express our gratitude to Nandini Ramanujam, Mary Race, Kirk Shannon and Nour Dib for their contributions to the preparation of this volume.