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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810895203321

Autore

Bassiouni M. Cherif <1937->

Titolo

Crimes against humanity : historical evolution and contemporary application / / M. Cherif Bassiouni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-107-22013-0

1-139-06355-3

1-283-11259-0

1-139-07589-6

9786613112590

0-511-97653-4

1-139-08272-8

1-139-07816-X

1-139-08045-8

1-139-07015-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxvii, 845 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

LAW051000

Disciplina

345/.0235

Soggetti

International criminal law

International crimes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Legal nature -- Phenomenological considerations -- Emergence in positive international law -- Post-charter developments -- The principles of legality in the London charter and post-charter developments -- Specific contents -- The theories and elements of criminal responsibility -- Defenses and exonerations -- A survey of national legislation and prosecutions for crimes against humanity -- Concluding assessment: the need for an international convention.

Sommario/riassunto

This book traces the evolution of crimes against humanity (CAH) and their application from the end of World War I to the present day, in terms of both historic legal analysis and subject-matter content. The first part of the book addresses general issues pertaining to the categorization of CAH in normative jurisprudential and doctrinal terms.



This is followed by an analysis of the specific contents of CAH, describing its historic phases going through international criminal tribunals, mixed model tribunals and the International Criminal Court. The book examines the general parts and defenses of the crime, along with the history and jurisprudence of both international and national prosecutions. For the first time, a list of all countries that have enacted national legislation specifically directed at CAH is collected, along with all of the national prosecutions that have occurred under national legislation up to 2010.