Elements of crimes under international law / Gideon Boas, James L. Bischoff, Natalie L. Reid.
2008
Items
Details
Author
Title
Elements of crimes under international law / Gideon Boas, James L. Bischoff, Natalie L. Reid.
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Description
1 online resource (xxxii, 444 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series
International criminal law practitioner library ; v. 2.
Formatted Contents Note
Foreword / John Dugard
Table of authorities
1. An overview of crimes under international law
Legal sources for definitions of crimes under international law
Structure of crimes under international law
2. Crimes against humanity
Evolution of crimes against humanity
Elements of crimes against humanity
Underlying offenses
Crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Court and Internationalized Tribunals
3. Genocide
Evolution of genocide as an international crime
Elements of genocide
Underlying offenses
Elements of conspiracy to commit genocide
Elements of direct and public incitement to commit genocide
Elements of attempt to commit genocide
Genocide in the International Criminal Court and Internationalized Tribunals
4. War crimes
Evolution of war crimes
Elements of war crimes
Underlying offenses
War crimes in the International Criminal Court and Internationalized Tribunals
5. Cumulative convictions and sentencing
Cumulative and alternative charging
Cumulative convictions
Sentencing
6. Conclusion
The content and context of international crimes
The relative importance of the crimes in the different courts and tribunals
Variations in the definitions of crimes in the different courts and tribunals
The need for a more coherent conviction and sentencing practice
Annex : Elements of core international crimes and sample combinations with forms of responsibility
Common underlying offenses
Crimes against humanity
Genocide and related crimes
War crimes
Sample combinations of elements of crimes and forms of responsibility.
Table of authorities
1. An overview of crimes under international law
Legal sources for definitions of crimes under international law
Structure of crimes under international law
2. Crimes against humanity
Evolution of crimes against humanity
Elements of crimes against humanity
Underlying offenses
Crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Court and Internationalized Tribunals
3. Genocide
Evolution of genocide as an international crime
Elements of genocide
Underlying offenses
Elements of conspiracy to commit genocide
Elements of direct and public incitement to commit genocide
Elements of attempt to commit genocide
Genocide in the International Criminal Court and Internationalized Tribunals
4. War crimes
Evolution of war crimes
Elements of war crimes
Underlying offenses
War crimes in the International Criminal Court and Internationalized Tribunals
5. Cumulative convictions and sentencing
Cumulative and alternative charging
Cumulative convictions
Sentencing
6. Conclusion
The content and context of international crimes
The relative importance of the crimes in the different courts and tribunals
Variations in the definitions of crimes in the different courts and tribunals
The need for a more coherent conviction and sentencing practice
Annex : Elements of core international crimes and sample combinations with forms of responsibility
Common underlying offenses
Crimes against humanity
Genocide and related crimes
War crimes
Sample combinations of elements of crimes and forms of responsibility.
Summary
Volume II of the International Criminal Law Practitioner Library series focuses on the core categories of international crimes: crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. The authors present a comprehensive and critical review of the law on the elements of these crimes and their underlying offences, and examine how they interact with the forms of responsibility discussed in Volume I. They also consider the effect of the focus in early ICTY and ICTR proceedings on relatively low-level accused for the development of legal definitions that are sometimes ill-suited for leadership cases, where the accused had little or no physical involvement in the crimes. The book's main focus is the jurisprudence of the ad hoc Tribunals, but the approaches of the ICC and the various hybrid tribunals are also given significant attention. The relevant jurisprudence up to 1 December 2007 has been surveyed, making this a highly useful and timely work.
Note
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Location
WWW
Available in Other Form
Print version:
Linked Resources
Alternate Title
Cambridge Core.
Language
English
ISBN
9780511576003 ebook
9780521878302 (hardback)
9781107639027 (paperback)
9780521878302 (hardback)
9781107639027 (paperback)
Record Appears in