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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778697003321

Autore

Knoops Geert-Jan G. J

Titolo

Defenses in contemporary international criminal law [[electronic resource] /] / Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2008

ISBN

1-282-39614-5

9786612396144

90-474-3156-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Collana

International and comparative criminal law series

Disciplina

345/.05044

Soggetti

Defense (Criminal procedure)

International crimes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-327) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Methodology for determining a uniform system of international criminal law defenses -- International criminal law defenses originating from customary international law -- International criminal law defenses originating from comparative criminal law -- The diverging position of criminal law defenses before the ICTY and ICC : contemporary developments -- Individual and institutional command responsibility and the international regulation of armed conflicts -- International criminal law defenses and the international regulation of armed conflicts -- Self-defense by states and individuals in the law of war -- Contemporary and new technical issues of international criminal law defenses -- A new concept of international due process.

Sommario/riassunto

The Second Edition of ""Defenses in Contemporary International Criminal Law"" ventures farther into this uneasy territory than any previous work, offering a meticulous analysis of the case law in the post World War II Military Tribunals and the ad hoc tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia, with particular attention to the defenses developed, their rationales, and their origins in various municipal systems. It analyzes the defense provisions in the charters and statutes underlying these tribunals and the new International Criminal Court, while examining the first judgment in this field