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War crimes and crimes against humanity in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2009.Description: 1 online resource (305 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781847792754
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • KZ7288 .W373 2009
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Contents:
Subject: 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 born.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

9780719073892; 9780719073892; Copyright; Contents; General introduction; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 War crimes (I): grave breaches; 3 War crimes (II): other offences in international armed conflicts; 4 War crimes (III): non-international armed conflicts; 5 Crimes against humanity; 6 Conclusion; Select bibliography; Table of cases; Table of international instruments; Table of national instruments; Index.

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 born.

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