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Elements of crimes under international law /
Volume II of the International Criminal Law Practitioner Library series focuses on core categories of international crimes: crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. The authors present a comprehensive critical review of the law on the elements of these crimes and their underlying offenses,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | International criminal law practitioner library ;
v. 2. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword / John Dugard
- Table of authorities
- 1. An overview of crimes under international law
- Legal sources for definitions of crimes under international law
- Structure of crimes under international law
- 2. Crimes against humanity
- Evolution of crimes against humanity
- Elements of crimes against humanity
- Underlying offenses
- Crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Court and Internationalized Tribunals
- 3. Genocide
- Evolution of genocide as an international crime
- Elements of genocide
- Underlying offenses
- Elements of conspiracy to commit genocide
- Elements of direct and public incitement to commit genocide
- Elements of attempt to commit genocide
- Genocide in the International Criminal Court and Internationalized Tribunals
- 4. War crimes
- Evolution of war crimes
- Elements of war crimes
- Underlying offenses
- War crimes in the International Criminal Court and Internationalized Tribunals
- 5. Cumulative convictions and sentencing
- Cumulative and alternative charging
- Cumulative convictions
- Sentencing
- 6. Conclusion
- The content and context of international crimes
- The relative importance of the crimes in the different courts and tribunals
- Variations in the definitions of crimes in the different courts and tribunals
- The need for a more coherent conviction and sentencing practice
- Annex : Elements of core international crimes and sample combinations with forms of responsibility
- Common underlying offenses
- Crimes against humanity
- Genocide and related crimes
- War crimes
- Sample combinations of elements of crimes and forms of responsibility.