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Crimes against humanity : birth of a concept / / Norman Geras



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Autore: Geras Norman <1943-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Crimes against humanity : birth of a concept / / Norman Geras Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, c2011
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
Disciplina: 345.0235
Soggetto topico: Crimes against humanity
Soggetto non controllato: controversies
crimes against humanity
ethical assumptions
human rights
humanitarian intervention
law
legal boundaries
philosophical boundaries
philosophy
politics
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This 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 huma
Titolo autorizzato: Crimes against humanity  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-84779-771-7
1-78170-208-X
1-84779-461-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910828903103321
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