02582nam 2200589 a 450 991046520110332120200520144314.01-78170-208-X1-84779-461-0(CKB)2560000000085848(EBL)1069711(OCoLC)818847515(SSID)ssj0000712743(PQKBManifestationID)12315617(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712743(PQKBWorkID)10645434(PQKB)11634266(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085685(MiAaPQ)EBC1069711(OCoLC)1132653608(MdBmJHUP)muse78056(Au-PeEL)EBL1069711(CaPaEBR)ebr10627229(CaONFJC)MIL843485(EXLCZ)99256000000008584820111123d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCrimes against humanity[electronic resource] birth of a concept /Norman GerasManchester ;New York Manchester University Press Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgravec20111 online resource (177 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7190-9661-8 0-7190-8241-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Origins and development; 2. Why against humanity?; 3. A jurisdictional threshold; 4. Humanitarian intervention; 5. Utopia into law; Appendix: Review of Larry May; Bibliography; IndexThis book tells the story of the emergence of the concept of crimes against humanity. It examines its origins, the ethical assumptions underpinning it, its legal and philosophical boundaries, and some of the controversies connected with it. A brief historical introduction is followed by an exploration of the various meanings of the term 'crimes against humanity' that have been suggested; a definition is proposed linking it to the idea of basic human rights. The book looks at some problems with the boundaries of the concept, the threshold for its proper application and the related issue of humaCrimes against humanityElectronic books.Crimes against humanity.345.0235Geras Norman1943-615707MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465201103321Crimes against humanity2450651UNINA