Immunity And International Criminal Law

Author : Yitiha Simbeye
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351928458

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Immunity and International Criminal Law by Yitiha Simbeye Pdf

Two events occurred in 1998 that had far-reaching consequences for international justice: the adoption of the Statute for the International Criminal Court by the Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Rome (the Rome Statute); and the arrest in London of former President Pinochet for crimes against humanity. These events are, for many, the culmination of attempts to seek legal redress against those who commit international crimes. This stimulating, ground-breaking book debates the issues raised by international crimes. It highlights the two competing international law needs that must be addressed in this situation: the pursuit of international justice (which international criminal law purports to uphold), and the maintenance of international peace and security - an important rationale for the immunities of state officials abroad.

Author : Rosanne van Alebeek
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199232475

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The Immunity of States and Their Officials in International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law by Rosanne van Alebeek Pdf

This title is a comprehensive treatment of the development of international human rights law, international criminal law and international immunities, and asks whether states and their officials can shield themselves from foreign jurisdiction by invoking international immunity rules when human rights issues are involved.

Author : Xiaodong Yang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 941 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780521844017

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State Immunity in International Law by Xiaodong Yang Pdf

Xiaodong Yang examines the issue of jurisdictional immunities of States and their property in foreign domestic courts.

Author : Darryl Robinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192558886

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The Oxford Handbook of International Criminal Law by Darryl Robinson Pdf

In the past twenty years, international criminal law has become one of the main areas of international legal scholarship and practice. Most textbooks in the field describe the evolution of international criminal tribunals, the elements of the core international crimes, the applicable modes of liability and defences, and the role of states in prosecuting international crimes. The Oxford Handbook of International Criminal Law, however, takes a theoretically informed and refreshingly critical look at the most controversial issues in international criminal law, challenging prevailing practices, orthodoxies, and received wisdoms. Some of the contributions to the Handbook come from scholars within the field, but many come from outside of international criminal law, or indeed from outside law itself. The chapters are grounded in history, geography, philosophy, and international relations. The result is a Handbook that expands the discipline and should fundamentally alter how international criminal law is understood.

Author : Ramona Pedretti
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004287778

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Immunity of Heads of State and State Officials for International Crimes by Ramona Pedretti Pdf

Ramona Pedretti offers, for the first time, a comprehensive assessment of the rules of customary international law relating to immunity of Heads of State and other State officials in the context of crimes pursuant to international law and their relationship with core principles of international law. The book gives the reader a full picture of this topical issue which is located at the heart of today's development of international law. It contains an in-depth evaluation of a vast amount of relevant material, ranging from domestic laws to judicial decisions of domestic and international courts. The fact that the International Law Commission is deliberating the issue with a view to drafting an international treaty underscores the book's importance and timeliness.

Author : ZHONG Yuxiang
Publisher : Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9788293081920

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Criminal Immunity of State Officials for Core International Crimes Now and in the Future by ZHONG Yuxiang Pdf

Author : Ernest K. Bankas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 890 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783662640432

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The State Immunity Controversy in International Law by Ernest K. Bankas Pdf

The author shows through a careful analysis of the law that restrictive immunity does not have vox populi in developing countries, and that it lacks usus. He also argues that forum law, i.e. the lex fori is a creature of sovereignty and between equals before the law, only what is understood and acknowledged as law among states must be applied in as much as the international legal system is horizontal.

Author : Alexandre Skander Galand
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004342217

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UN Security Council Referrals to the International Criminal Court by Alexandre Skander Galand Pdf

Galand critically spells out a comprehensive conception of the nature and effects of Security Council referrals that responds to the various limits to the International Criminal Court's exercise of jurisdiction over situations that concern nationals and territories of non-party States.

Author : Larissa van den Herik,Carsten Stahn
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 735 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004214590

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The Diversification and Fragmentation of International Criminal Law by Larissa van den Herik,Carsten Stahn Pdf

This volume deals with the tension between unity and diversification which has gained a central place in the debate under the label of ‘fragmentation’. It explores the meaning, articulation and risks of this phenomenon in a specific area: International Criminal Justice. It brings together established and fresh voices who analyse different sites and contestations of this concept, as well as its context and specific manifestations in the interpretation and application of International Criminal Law. The volume thereby connects discourse on ‘fragmentation’ with broader inquiry on the merits and discontents of legal pluralism in ‘Public International Law’.

Author : Alexander Orakhelashvili
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : LAW
ISBN : 9781783472185

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Research Handbook on Jurisdiction and Immunities in International Law by Alexander Orakhelashvili Pdf

This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the international law of jurisdiction and immunities, illustrating those aspects in which the law of jurisdiction and law of immunities are mutually interdependent, as well as shedding light on the implications of that interdependence. With authoritative contributions from recognized experts, it offers an impartial perspective on the applicable international law, independent from any positions held in governmental or other institutional circles. Authoritative and well-structured, the book covers all major topics in relation to jurisdiction and immunities, such as conceptual justifications for jurisdiction and immunities, extra-territorial jurisdiction, types of available immunities, normative basis for jurisdiction and immunity claims in various types of judicial proceedings. It explores the complex questions arising when a state asserts its jurisdiction over persons that are based abroad, or are not that state’s citizens, or otherwise have no connection with that state, as well as how tensions are further heightened when one state tries to assert jurisdiction, in its own courts, over another state or an international organization such as the UN. This much-needed Handbook will appeal strongly to academic researchers and postgraduate students. Civil servants and employees of international organizations and NGOs will also find it an invaluable resource.

Author : Gerhard Werle,Florian Jessberger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198703594

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Principles of International Criminal Law by Gerhard Werle,Florian Jessberger Pdf

Principles of International Criminal Law is one of the leading textbooks in the field. This third edition builds on the highly-successful work of the previous editions, setting out the general principles governing international crimes as well as the fundamentals of both substantive and procedural international criminal law.

Author : Hazel Fox,Philippa Webb
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191669767

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The Law of State Immunity by Hazel Fox,Philippa Webb Pdf

The doctrine of state immunity bars a national court from adjudicating or enforcing claims against foreign states. This doctrine, the foundation for high-profile national and international decisions such as those in the Pinochet case and the Arrest Warrant cases, has always been controversial. The reasons for the controversy are many and varied. Some argue that state immunity paves the way for state violations of human rights. Others argue that the customary basis for the doctrine is not a sufficient basis for regulation and that codification is the way forward. Furthermore, it can be argued that even when judgments are made in national courts against other states, the doctrine makes enforcement of these decisions impossible. This fully restructured new edition provides a detailed analysis of these issues in a more clear and accessible manner. It provides a nuanced assessment of the development of the doctrine of state immunity, including a general comprehensive overview of the plea of immunity of a foreign state, its characteristics, and its operation as a bar to proceedings in national courts of another state. It includes a coherent history and justification of the plea of state immunity, demonstrating its development from the absolute to the restrictive phase, arguing that state immunity can now be seen to be developing into a third phase which uses immunity allocate adjudicative and enforcement jurisdictions between the foreign and the territorial states. The United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of states and their Property is thoroughly assessed. Through a detailed examination of the sources of law and of English and US case law, and a comparative analysis of other types of immunity, the authors explore both the law as it stands, and what it could and should be in years to come.

Author : Roger O'Keefe
Publisher : Oxford International Law Libra
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199689040

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International Criminal Law by Roger O'Keefe Pdf

'International Criminal Law' presents a full and systematic overview of the field, placing it in the context of wider international law. It offers a high-level, analytical examination with particular reference to the concept of an international crime and the role of domestic courts in prosecuting international crimes.--

Author : Tom Ruys,Nicolas Angelet,Luca Ferro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108284998

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The Cambridge Handbook of Immunities and International Law by Tom Ruys,Nicolas Angelet,Luca Ferro Pdf

Few topics of international law speak to the imagination as much as international immunities. Questions pertaining to immunity from jurisdiction or execution under international law surface on a frequent basis before national courts, including at the highest levels of the judicial branch and before international courts or tribunals. Nevertheless, international immunity law is and remains a challenging field for practitioners and scholars alike. Challenges stem in part from the uncertainty pertaining to the customary content of some immunity regimes said to be in a 'state of flux', the divergent – and at times directly conflicting - approaches to immunity in different national and international jurisdictions, or the increasing intolerance towards impunity that has accompanied the advance of international criminal law and human rights law. Composed of thirty-four expertly written contributions, the present volume uniquely provides a comprehensive tour d'horizon of international immunity law, traversing a wealth of national and international practice.

Author : Andre Nollkaemper,August Reinisch,Ralph Janik,Florentina Simlinger
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198739746

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International Law in Domestic Courts by Andre Nollkaemper,August Reinisch,Ralph Janik,Florentina Simlinger Pdf

The Oxford ILDC online database, an online collection of domestic court decisions which apply international law, has been providing scholars with insights for many years. This ILDC Casebook is the perfect companion, introducing key court decisions with brief introductory and connecting texts. An ideal text for practitioners, judged, government officials, as well as for students on international law courses, the ILDC Casebook explains the theories and doctrines underlying the use by domestic courts of international law, and illustrates the key importance of domestic courts in the development of international law.