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General principles of law in the decisions of international criminal courts and tribunals / by Fabian O. Raimondo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raimondo, Fabián.
- Series:
- Nijhoff eBook titles 2008
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International criminal courts.
- Criminal procedure (International law).
- International crimes.
- Rule of law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff Pub., 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- International lawyers usually disregard the vital functions that general principles of law may play in the decisions of international courts and tribunals. As far as international criminal law is concerned, general principles of law may be crucial to the outcome of an international trial, inter alia because the conviction of an accused in respect of a particular charge may depend on the existence of a given defence under this source. This volume examines the role that general principles of law have played in the decisions of international criminal courts and tribunals. In particular, it analyses their alleged ‘subsidiary’ nature, their process of determination, and their transposition from national legal systems into international law. It concludes that general principles of law have played a significant role in the decisions of international criminal courts and tribunals, not only by filling legal gaps, but also by being a fundamental means for the interpretation of legal rules and the enhancement of legal reasoning.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Chapter One. Introduction
- Chapter Two. General Principles of Law: a Source of International Law
- Chapter Three. General Principles of Law in the Decisions of International Criminal Courts and Tribunals
- Chapter Four. Analysis of Practice and of Relevant Scholarly Writing
- Chapter Five. Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-208) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-39994-2
- 9786612399947
- 90-474-3167-7
- OCLC:
- 567661052
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004170476.i-214 DOI
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