Translating guilt : identifying leadership liability for mass atrocity crimes / Cassandra Steer.
KZ7095 .S74 2017 (Mapit)
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Steer, Cassandra.
Title
Translating guilt : identifying leadership liability for mass atrocity crimes / Cassandra Steer.
Produced
The Hague : Asser Press ; erlin : Springer, [2017].
Description
xv, 399 pages ; 25 cm.
Series
International criminal justice series ; v.9.
Formatted Contents Note
The Problem of Liability in International Criminal Law
Leadership Liability for Collective Crimes
Putting the Leaders of Mass Atrocity on Trial
A Comparative Theory of International Criminal Law
Applying the Tools
Subjectivity Reflected in the Common Law Tradition
Objectivity Reflected in the Civil Law Tradition
Shifting Trends in International Tribunals
Applying a Comparative Theory: Beyond Legal
Translating the Guilt of Leaders of Mass Atrocity.
Leadership Liability for Collective Crimes
Putting the Leaders of Mass Atrocity on Trial
A Comparative Theory of International Criminal Law
Applying the Tools
Subjectivity Reflected in the Common Law Tradition
Objectivity Reflected in the Civil Law Tradition
Shifting Trends in International Tribunals
Applying a Comparative Theory: Beyond Legal
Translating the Guilt of Leaders of Mass Atrocity.
Summary
This book seeks to understand how and why we should hold leaders responsible for the collective mass atrocities that are committed in times of conflict. It attempts to untangle the debates on modes of liability in international criminal law (ICL) that have become truly complex over the last twenty years, and to provide a way to identify the most appropriate model for leadership liability. A unique comparative theory of ICL is offered, which clarifies the way in which ICL develops as a patchwork of different domestic criminal law notions. This theory forms the basis for the comparison of some influential domestic criminal law systems, with a view to understanding the policy and cultural reasons for their differences. There is a particular focus on the background of the German law which has influenced the International Criminal Court so much recently. This helps to understand, and seek a solution to, the current impasses in the debates on which model of liability should be applied. Cassandra Steer is Executive Director of Women in International Security Canada, and Junior Wainwright Fellow at McGill University, Canada. She holds a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Note
This book seeks to understand how and why we should hold leaders responsible for the collective mass atrocities that are committed in times of conflict. It attempts to untangle the debates on modes of liability in international criminal law (ICL) that have become truly complex over the last twenty years, and to provide a way to identify the most appropriate model for leadership liability. A unique comparative theory of ICL is offered, which clarifies the way in which ICL develops as a patchwork of different domestic criminal law notions. This theory forms the basis for the comparison of some influential domestic criminal law systems, with a view to understanding the policy and cultural reasons for their differences. There is a particular focus on the background of the German law which has influenced the International Criminal Court so much recently. This helps to understand, and seek a solution to, the current impasses in the debates on which model of liability should be applied. Cassandra Steer is Executive Director of Women in International Security Canada, and Junior Wainwright Fellow at McGill University, Canada. She holds a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Inlcudes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Number
KZ7095 .S74 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9462651701
9789462651708
9789462651708
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