Defenses in contemporary international criminal law / Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knoops, Geert-Jan G. J.

Series:

International and comparative criminal law series.

International and comparative criminal law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense (Criminal procedure).

International crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Second Edition of ""Defenses in Contemporary International Criminal Law"" ventures farther into this uneasy territory than any previous work, offering a meticulous analysis of the case law in the post World War II Military Tribunals and the ad hoc tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia, with particular attention to the defenses developed, their rationales, and their origins in various municipal systems. It analyzes the defense provisions in the charters and statutes underlying these tribunals and the new International Criminal Court, while examining the first judgment in this field

Contents:

Methodology for determining a uniform system of international criminal law defenses

International criminal law defenses originating from customary international law

International criminal law defenses originating from comparative criminal law

The diverging position of criminal law defenses before the ICTY and ICC : contemporary developments

Individual and institutional command responsibility and the international regulation of armed conflicts

International criminal law defenses and the international regulation of armed conflicts

Self-defense by states and individuals in the law of war

Contemporary and new technical issues of international criminal law defenses

A new concept of international due process.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-327) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39614-5

9786612396144

90-474-3156-1

OCLC:

567801356

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9781571051585.i-334 DOI