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Record Nr.

UNINA9910367562103321

Autore

Gebhard Julia

Titolo

Necessity or nuisance? recourse to human rights in substantive international criminal law / / Julia Gebhard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2018

Baden-Baden, Germany : , : Nomos, , 2018

ISBN

3-8452-8644-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 pages)

Collana

Recht und Gesellschaft ; ; Band 9 = Law and Society

Disciplina

345

Soggetti

International criminal law

International law and human rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Part one. The relationship between international criminal law and human rights. Human rights law and procedural international criminal law; Human rights law and substantive international criminal law -- Part two. How are different areas of human rights law referred to in international criminal jurisprudence? Prohibition of torture and 'other inhumane acts'; Minority rights law; Women's rights, the prohibition of gender-based violence; Conclusions drawn from case-law analysis -- Part three. Perception of the value of human rights law from the view of practitioners. Perceptions of human rights law in a diverse professional environment.

Sommario/riassunto

What are chances and challenges of referring to human rights law in defining crimes under international law? Under what circumstances is a reference to human rights law dogmatically appropriate and practically likely? The answers to these questions are explored through a look at the theoretical framework, practical application in jurisprudence as well as empirically through interviews with judges. By highlighting the common roots and the differences between both areas of law, the existing inconsistencies in the application of the law, as well as approaches which could contribute to their solution, the book presents a crucial contribution to the debate on legal certainty and innovation in international criminal law.