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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960028103321

Autore

Dubler Robert

Titolo

Crimes against humanity in the 21st century : law, practice, and threats to international peace and security / / by Robert Dubler and Matthew Kalyk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden : , : Brill/Nijhoff, , 2018

ISBN

9004347682

9789004347687

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 1,090 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

KalykMatthew

Disciplina

ELECTRONIC BOOK

Soggetti

Crimes against humanity

International criminal courts

Security, International

Crims contra la humanitat

Tribunals penals internacionals

Seguretat internacional

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The origins of the concept of crimes against humanity -- The Nuremberg precedent -- From Nuremberg to the Hague -- 1993-1998 : the modern definition of crimes against humanity -- The law of the international and internationalised tribunals -- The law of the International Criminal Court -- State practice after the Rome Conference of 1998 -- Crimes against humanity and threats to international peace and security -- Crimes against humanity under customary international law and the ICC : the Chapeau elements -- Crimes against humanity under customary international law and the ICC : the underlying crimes -- Prosecuting crimes against humanity in domestic courts -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

In Crimes Against Humanity in the 21st Century, Dr Robert Dubler SC and Matthew Kalyk provide a comprehensive analysis of crimes against humanity in international criminal law, including an analysis of its history, its present definition and its raison d'être.    With a foreword by



Geoffrey Robertson QC.