Crimes against humanity : historical evolution and contemporary application /
"This book traces the evolution of crimes against humanity (CAH) and their application from the end of World War I to the present day, in terms of both historic legal analysis and subject-matter content. The first part of the book addresses general issues pertaining to the categorization of CAH...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Legal nature
- Phenomenological considerations
- Emergence in positive international law
- Post-charter developments
- The principles of legality in the London charter and post-charter developments
- Specific contents
- The theories and elements of criminal responsibility
- Defenses and exonerations
- A survey of national legislation and prosecutions for crimes against humanity
- Concluding assessment: the need for an international convention.