War crimes and crimes against humanity in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court / Christine Byron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byron, Christine, author.

Series:

Melland Schill studies in international law.

Melland Schill studies in international law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998 July 17).

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

War crimes (International law).

Crimes against humanity (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 285 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book provides a critical analysis of the definitions of war crimes and crimes against humanity as construed in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Each crime is discussed from its origins in treaty or customary international law, through developments as a result of the jurisprudence of modern ad hoc or internationalised tribunals, to modifications introduced by the Rome Statute and the Elements of Crimes. The influence of human rights law upon the definition of crimes is discussed, as is the possible impact of State reservations on the underlying treaties that form the basis for the conduct covered by the offences in the Rome Statute. Examples are also given from recent conflicts to aid a 'real-life' discussion of the type of conduct over which the International Criminal Court may take jurisdiction.

Contents:

Introduction

War crimes (I) : grave breaches

War crimes (II) : other offences in international armed conflicts

War crimes (III) : non-international armed conflicts

Crimes against humanity

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Apr 2026).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781781701942

1781701946

9781847792754

1847792758

OCLC:

818847267