Criminal theory and international human rights law / Steven Malby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malby, Steven, author.

Series:

Routledge research in human rights law.

Routledge research in human rights law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal liability (International law).

International law and human rights--Criminal provisions.

International law and human rights.

Human rights--Europe--Criminal provisions.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"The development of an international human rights jurisprudence on criminalization is in its relative infancy. Nonetheless, systematic examination of international decisions on acts engaging the criminal law reveals an emerging human rights approach to the acceptability, or not, of criminalization. This book provides an in-depth characterization of the reasoning and principles that underpin those decisions. The work builds upon and adds value to existing literature by bringing together two fields of study - international human rights law and criminal theory - that usually receive separate treatment. It provides an in-depth analysis of human rights criminalization jurisprudence and presents a systematic identification of underlying reasoning and concepts that influence international human rights decisions on criminalization. The work thus advances both fields independently, as well as providing an example of inter-(sub)disciplinary analysis"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

An international human rights law approach

Rights in criminal theory

Crime and criminalization obligations in international human rights law

Criminalization in human rights treaties

Criminalization in human rights cases

Reasoning in criminalization cases

Differences between criminal theory and an international human rights law approach

The value of international human rights law for criminal theory

Conclusion

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-06021-1

0-429-59443-7

0-429-59572-7

9780429060212

OCLC:

1111638183