Crimes against humanity : historical evolution and contemporary application
"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...
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
c2011
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Legal nature
- 2. Phenomenological considerations
- 3. Emergence in positive international law
- 4. Post-charter developments
- 5. The principles of legality in the London charter and post-charter developments
- 6. Specific contents
- 7. The theories and elements of criminal responsibility
- 8. Defenses and exonerations
- 9. A survey of national legislation and prosecutions for crimes against humanity
- 10. Concluding assessment
- the need for an international convention