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Necessary Evils : Amnesties and the Search for Justice.
This book is about amnesties for grave international crimes that are adopted by states in moments of transition or social unrest.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Legal Terms; Opening Considerations: On the Perennial Relevance of Amnesties; PART I The Debate on Amnesties; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DEFINING AMNESTY; 3. AMNESTIES AND THE FIGHT AGAINST IMPUNITY; 3.1 Transitional justice and amnesty; 3.2. The lesser-evil argument and the limits of trial impact; 3.3 Evaluating the legitimacy and impact of amnesties; 3.4 Conclusion; 4. AMNESTIES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW; 4.1 Treaty sources explicitly related to amnesty; 4.2 Treaty sources implicitly related to amnesty.
- 4.3 Nontreaty sources explicitly related to amnesty4.4 International jurisprudence explicitly related to amnesties; 4.5 Other legal rights and obligations; 4.6 Legal defenses; 4.7 The question of limitations and derogations; 4.8 Reconciling international legal norms; 5. AMNESTIES AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT; 5.1 Background on the ICC; 5.2 General considerations about amnesties and the ICC; 5.3 Specific Rome Statute provisi.