War crimes and crimes against humanity in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
This book provides a critical analysis of the definitions of war crimes and crimes against humanity as construed in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Each crime is discussed from its origins in treaty or customary international law, through developments as a result of the jurispr...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2009.
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Colección: | Melland Schill studies in international law.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book provides a critical analysis of the definitions of war crimes and crimes against humanity as construed in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Each crime is discussed from its origins in treaty or customary international law, through developments as a result of the jurisprudence of modern ad hoc or internationalised tribunals, to modifications introduced by the Rome Statute and the Elements of Crimes. The influence of human rights law upon the definition of crimes is discussed, as is the possible impact of State reservations to the underlying treaties which form the b. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (305 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781847792754 1847792758 9781781701942 1781701946 |