War crimes and crimes against humanity in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

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Author / Creator:Byron, Christine.
Imprint:Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (305 pages)
Language:English
Series:Melland Schill Studies in International Law
Melland Schill studies in international law.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11166865
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ISBN:9781847792754
1847792758
9781781701942
1781701946
9780719073892
0719073898
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:This book provides a critical analysis of the definitions of war crimes and crimes against humanity as construed in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Each crime is discussed from its origins in treaty or customary international law, through developments as a result of the jurisprudence of modern ad hoc or internationalised tribunals, to modifications introduced by the Rome Statute and the Elements of Crimes. The influence of human rights law upon the definition of crimes is discussed, as is the possible impact of State reservations to the underlying treaties which form the b.
Other form:Print version: Byron, Christine. War crimes and crimes against humanity in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Manchester : Manchester University Press, ©2009 9780719073892