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1 online resource (1093 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Glossary and List of Abbreviations; Tables of Cases; Table of National Legislation and other National Texts; Table of Treaties and other International Instruments; Part A: Major Problems of International Criminal Justice; I. How to Face International Crimes; Collective Violence and International Crimes; State Responsibility and Criminal Liability of Individuals; Alternatives to International Criminal Justice; II. Fundamentals of International Criminal Law; Sources of International Criminal Law; General Principles of International Criminal Law |
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International Criminalization of Prohibited ConductGender-related Violence and International Criminal Law and Justice; Modes of International Criminal Liability; III. The Interplay of International Criminal Law and Other Bodies of Law; Comparative Criminal Law as a Necessary Tool for the Application of International Criminal Law; The Influence of the Common Law and Civil Law Traditions on International Criminal Law; Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law; IV. International Criminal Trials; The Rationale for International Criminal Justice |
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International Criminal Justice in Historical Perspective: The Tension Between States' Interests and the Pursuit of International JusticeThe International Criminal Court as a Turning Point in the History of International Criminal Justice; The International Criminal Court and Third States; Politics and Justice: The Role of the Security Council; Problematic Features of International Criminal Procedure; Cooperation of States with International Criminal Tribunals; Means of Gathering Evidence and Arresting Suspects in Situations of States' Failure to Cooperate |
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International v. National Prosecution of International CrimesJudicial Activism v. Judicial Restraint in International Criminal Justice; Part B: Issues, Institutions, and Personalities; Abuse of Process (in International Criminal Proceedings); Accusatorial v. Inquisitorial Model; Accused (Rights of); Acquittal; Active Personality Principle; Actus Reus; Ad Litem Judges; Adversarial v. Inquisitorial Model; Affidavit; Aggravating Circumstances; Aggression; Aiding and Abetting; Alibi; Alien Tort Statute; Amendments to the RPE (ICTY and ICTR); American Servicemen Protection Act; Amicus Curiae |
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AmnestyAnonymous Witness; Apartheid as an International Crime; Appeal; Arbitrary Arrests and Detentions; Armed Conflict; Armenian Genocide; Armenians (Massacres of); Arms Trafficking; Arrest and Surrender; Article 98 (ICCSt.) Agreements; Attack on Civilians; Attempt; Aut Dedere Aut Judicare; Bail; Belgian Legislation on International Crimes; Bernard, Henri; Bernays, Murray C.; Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Biddle, Francis; Blockburger Test; Bosnian Special Court; Burden of Proof; Chapeau Elements; Chapter VII Measures (UN Charter) with regard to International Tribunals |
| Summary |
The move to end impunity for human rights atrocities has seen the creation of international and hybrid tribunals and increased prosecutions in domestic courts. The Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice is the first major reference work to provide a complete overview of this emerging field. Its nearly 1100 pages are divided into three sections. In the first part, 21 essays by leading thinkers offer a comprehensive survey of issues and debates surrounding international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and their enforcement. The second part is arranged alphabetically, con |
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Child Soldiers (Recruitment and Use in Armed Conflict) |
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Print version record |
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International criminal law -- Cases
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International crimes.
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International criminal courts.
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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International crimes
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International criminal courts
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International criminal law
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Acquaviva, Guido
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Akande, Dapo
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| ISBN |
9780191553448 |
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0191553441 |
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