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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785915003321

Autore

Rothe Dawn <1961->

Titolo

State criminality : the crime of all crimes / / Dawn L. Rothe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , 2009

ISBN

0-7391-3250-4

9786613929501

1-283-61705-6

1-4616-3422-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Issues in crime & justice

Altri autori (Persone)

LazerwitzBernard Melvin <1926->

Disciplina

364.1/3

Soggetti

Criminology

International crimes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-259) and index.

Nota di contenuto

An introduction to state criminology -- Laws prohibiting the most deleterious acts of state criminality -- A glance into state criminality -- Everyday life and the topic of state crime -- Integrated theory of international law violations -- State crimes by types of government : democratic -- State crimes by types of government : non-democratic -- International controls for crimes of states and other violators of international criminal law -- Domestic controls : sole mechanisms and/or complements to international instruments -- Constraints for state crime -- Concluding thoughts.