On The Proposed Crimes Against Humanity Convention

Author : Morten Bergsmo,SONG Tianying
Publisher : Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9788293081968

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On the Proposed Crimes Against Humanity Convention by Morten Bergsmo,SONG Tianying Pdf

This anthology is about the need for and nature of a convention on crimes against humanity. It uses the Proposed Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity as an important reference point. 16 authors discuss how such a convention may consolidate the definition of crimes against humanity, and develop measures for their prevention and punishment, decades after the conclusion of the Genocide Convention and Geneva Conventions. The authors include Leila N. Sadat, Eleni Chaitidou, Darryl Robinson, Mar a Luisa Piqu , Travis Weber, Julie Pasch, Rhea Brathwaite, Christen Price, Rita Maxwell, Mary Kate Whalen, Ian Kennedy, SHANG Weiwei, ZHANG Yueyao and Tessa Bolton. It contains a preface by late Judge Hans-Peter Kaul and a foreword by Hans Corell. The book is inspired by the rationale of crimes against humanity to protect against the most serious violations of fundamental individual rights, and its realization especially through domestic mechanisms. Such consciousness calls upon appropriate definition and use of contexual elements of the crime, effective jurisdiction for prevention and prosecution, and robust inter-State co-operation. The book considers individual State experiences in combating crimes against humanity. It underlines the importance of avoiding that the process to develop a new convention waters down the law of crimes against humanity or causes further polarisation between States in the area of international criminal law. It suggests that the scope of the obligation to prevent crimes against humanity will become a decisive question.

Author : Leila Nadya Sadat
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139495820

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Forging a Convention for Crimes against Humanity by Leila Nadya Sadat Pdf

Crimes against humanity were one of the three categories of crimes elaborated in the Nuremberg Charter. However, unlike genocide and war crimes, they were never set out in a comprehensive international convention. This book represents an effort to complete the Nuremberg legacy by filling this gap. It contains a complete text of a proposed convention on crimes against humanity in English and in French, a comprehensive history of the proposed convention, and fifteen original papers written by leading experts on international criminal law. The papers contain reflections on various aspects of crimes against humanity, including gender crimes, universal jurisdiction, the history of codification efforts, the responsibility to protect, ethnic cleansing, peace and justice dilemmas, amnesties and immunities, the jurisprudence of the ad hoc tribunals, the definition of the crime in customary international law, the ICC definition, the architecture of international criminal justice, modes of criminal participation, crimes against humanity and terrorism, and the inter-state enforcement regime.

Author : Leila Nadya Sadat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Crimes against humanity
ISBN : 1139010190

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Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity by Leila Nadya Sadat Pdf

Crimes against humanity were one of the three categories of crimes elaborated in the Nuremberg Charter. However, unlike genocide and war crimes, they were never set out in a comprehensive international convention. This book represents an effort to complete the Nuremberg legacy by filling this gap. It contains a complete text of a proposed convention on crimes against humanity in English and in French, a comprehensive history of the proposed convention, and fifteen original papers written by leading experts on international criminal law. The papers contain reflections on various aspects of crimes against humanity, including gender crimes, universal jurisdiction, the history of codification efforts, the responsibility to protect, ethnic cleansing, peace and justice dilemmas, amnesties and immunities, the jurisprudence of the ad hoc tribunals, the definition of the crime in customary international law, the ICC definition, the architecture of international criminal justice, modes of criminal participation, crimes against humanity and terrorism, and the inter-state enforcement regime.

Author : Noura Erakat
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781503608832

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Justice for Some by Noura Erakat Pdf

“A brilliant and bracing analysis of the Palestine question and settler colonialism . . . a vital lens into movement lawyering on the international plane.” —Vasuki Nesiah, New York University, founding member of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) Justice in the Question of Palestine is often framed as a question of law. Yet none of the Israel-Palestinian conflict’s most vexing challenges have been resolved by judicial intervention. Occupation law has failed to stem Israel’s settlement enterprise. Laws of war have permitted killing and destruction during Israel’s military offensives in the Gaza Strip. The Oslo Accord’s two-state solution is now dead letter. Justice for Some offers a new approach to understanding the Palestinian struggle for freedom, told through the power and control of international law. Focusing on key junctures—from the Balfour Declaration in 1917 to present-day wars in Gaza—Noura Erakat shows how the strategic deployment of law has shaped current conditions. Over the past century, the law has done more to advance Israel’s interests than the Palestinians’. But, Erakat argues, this outcome was never inevitable. Law is politics, and its meaning and application depend on the political intervention of states and people alike. Within the law, change is possible. International law can serve the cause of freedom when it is mobilized in support of a political movement. Presenting the promise and risk of international law, Justice for Some calls for renewed action and attention to the Question of Palestine. “Careful and captivating . . . This book asks that the Palestinian liberation struggle and Jewish-Israeli society each reckon with the impossibility of a two-state future, reimagining what their interests are—and what they could become.” —Amanda McCaffrey, Jewish Currents

Author : Mark Lattimer,Philippe Sands
Publisher : Hart Publishing
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781841134130

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Justice for Crimes Against Humanity by Mark Lattimer,Philippe Sands Pdf

This book assesses developments in international law and seeks to end impunity by bringing to justice those accused of crimes against humanity.

Author : M. Cherif Bassiouni
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 885 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139498937

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Crimes against Humanity by M. Cherif Bassiouni Pdf

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 in normative jurisprudential and doctrinal terms. This is followed by an analysis of the specific contents of CAH, describing its historic phases going through international criminal tribunals, mixed model tribunals and the International Criminal Court. The book examines the general parts and defenses of the crime, along with the history and jurisprudence of both international and national prosecutions. For the first time, a list of all countries that have enacted national legislation specifically directed at CAH is collected, along with all of the national prosecutions that have occurred under national legislation up to 2010.

Author : Julie Fraser,Brianne McGonigle Leyh
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781839107306

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Intersections of Law and Culture at the International Criminal Court by Julie Fraser,Brianne McGonigle Leyh Pdf

This pioneering book explores the intersections of law and culture at the International Criminal Court (ICC), offering insights into how notions of culture affect the Court’s legal foundations, functioning and legitimacy, both in theory and in practice.

Author : William Schabas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521787904

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Genocide in International Law by William Schabas Pdf

The 1948 Genocide Convention has suddenly become a vital legal tool in the international campaign against impunity. The succinct provisions of the Convention are now being interpreted in important judgements by the International Court of Justice, the ad hoc Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and a growing number of domestic courts. In this definitive work William A. Schabas focuses on the judicial interpretation of the Convention, debates in the International Law Commission, political statements in bodies like the General Assembly of the United Nations, and the growing body of case law. Detailed attention is given to the concept of protected groups, to the quantitative dimension of genocide, to problems of criminal prosecution including defenses and complicity, and to issues of international judicial cooperations such as extradition. He also explores the duty to prevent genocide, and the consequences this may have on the emerging law of humanitarian intervention.

Author : Samuel Totten,Henry Theriault
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487524081

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The United Nations Genocide Convention by Samuel Totten,Henry Theriault Pdf

THE UNCG is a complicated piece of international law. This book, authored by two experts on the topic of genocide, enables readers to more accurately analyze these horrific events.

Author : M. Cherif Bassiouni
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004642621

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Crimes Against Humanity in International Criminal Law by M. Cherif Bassiouni Pdf

Author : Machteld Boot
Publisher : Intersentia nv
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Crimes against humanity
ISBN : 9789050952163

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Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes by Machteld Boot Pdf

3.1 The Tokyo Charter

Author : Rustam Atadjanov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789462652996

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Humanness as a Protected Legal Interest of Crimes Against Humanity by Rustam Atadjanov Pdf

Central to this book is the concept of humanity in international law. It traces the evolution of that concept within international law, studies the existing theories of crimes against humanity, and lays out its own theory based on an inclusive view of “humanity”. Crimes against humanity are core crimes under international law; their modern definition is found in the Rome Statute. However, their protective scope remains unclear, with the exact meaning of “humanity” left undefined in law. The proposed theory argues that “humanity” should be understood as “humanness” and crimes against humanity should be criminalised because humanness constitutes these crimes’ valid protected interest. This volume in the International Criminal Justice Series offers an analysis of the German doctrine of Rechtsgut to justify the penalization of crimes against humanity at both domestic and international levels. This is the first monograph on crimes against humanity written by an author from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) aimed at an international audience, and should constitute a useful tool for academics, students and practitioners of international law. Rustam Atadjanov, LLB, LLM, Dr.jur., attained his Ph.D. at the University of Hamburg in Germany and is a former Legal Adviser to the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Central Asia, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Author : M. Cherif Bassiouni
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999-07-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789041112224

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Crimes Against Humanity in International Criminal Law by M. Cherif Bassiouni Pdf

Of the ICTR Statute.

Author : Norman Geras
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847797711

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Crimes Against Humanity by Norman Geras Pdf

This book tells the story of the emergence of the concept of crimes against humanity. It examines its origins, the ethical assumptions underpinning it, its legal and philosophical boundaries, and some of the controversies connected with it. A brief historical introduction is followed by an exploration of the various meanings of the term ‘crimes against humanity’ that have been suggested; a definition is proposed linking it to the idea of basic human rights. The book looks at some problems with the boundaries of the concept, the threshold for its proper application and the related issue of humanitarian intervention. It concludes with a discussion of the prospects for the further development of crimes-against-humanity law. The work serves as a clear and compact introduction for students of politics, philosophy and law, as well as for the general reading public.

Author : International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty,International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : 0889369631

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The Responsibility to Protect by International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty,International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

Responsibility to Protect: Research, bibliography, background. Supplementary volume to the Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty