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UNINA9910465391103321 |
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Autore |
Sellars Kirsten |
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Titolo |
"Crimes against peace" and international law / / Kirsten Sellars [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
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1-107-23714-9 |
1-107-30170-X |
1-107-54253-7 |
1-107-30899-2 |
1-139-23698-9 |
1-107-31454-2 |
1-107-30584-5 |
1-107-30679-5 |
1-299-25733-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 316 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; ; 97 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Crimes against peace - History |
Aggression (International law) - History |
International criminal law - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: 1. The emergence of the concept of aggression; 2. The quest for control; 3. The creation of a crime; 4. Innovation and orthodoxy at Nuremberg; 5. The Allies and an ad hoc charge; 6. The elimination of militarism; 7. Questions of self-defence; 8. Divisions on the bench at Tokyo; 9. The uncertain legacy of crimes against peace; Postscript. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 1946, the judges at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg declared 'crimes against peace' - the planning, initiation or waging of aggressive wars - to be 'the supreme international crime'. At the time, the prosecuting powers heralded the charge as being a legal milestone, but it later proved to be an anomaly arising from the unique circumstances of the post-war period. This study traces the idea of |
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