Responsibility on trial: liability standards in international criminal law
Establishing individual criminal responsibility for mass atrocities is the foundational principle of international criminal justice, but this process is highly complex, and is accompanied by political and legal dilemmas about its operation. The book examines the drafting, interpretation, and applica...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Port Melbourne, VIC New Delhi, India Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Summary: | Establishing individual criminal responsibility for mass atrocities is the foundational principle of international criminal justice, but this process is highly complex, and is accompanied by political and legal dilemmas about its operation. The book examines the drafting, interpretation, and application of the rules for assessing individual criminal responsibility as those rules emerge from the intense contestations among judges, lawyers, and academics within the legal field. Focusing on the International Criminal Court (ICC), the book provides a rich analysis of the international debates around questions of criminal responsibility by interrogating formal legal documents and legal scholarship alongside more candid accounts (interviews, memoirs, minutes). These debates are of key importance for international criminal law and global justice because how criminal responsibility laws are construed in practice determines which conduct merits punishment and, ultimately, demarcates the boundaries of what are considered the 'gravest' acts that 'shock' humanity. "Provides legal scholars with a comprehensive analysis of the actors and ideas that influence the development of individual criminal responsibility standards at the International Criminal Court. Presents readers from social science disciplines, including politics and sociology, with a concise and detailed explanation of criminal law concepts using an accessible language"-- Provided by publisher |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (x, 363 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-32019-1 978-1-009-32017-7 978-1-009-32020-7 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781009320191 |
