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

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.
Subject:	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998 July 17) War crimes. Crimes against humanity. Crimes against humanity. War crimes. Electronic books.
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. Print version record.
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

Table of Contents:

9780719073892; 9780719073892; Copyright; Contents; General introduction; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 War crimes (I): grave breaches; 3 War crimes (II): other offences in international armed conflicts; 4 War crimes (III): non-international armed conflicts; 5 Crimes against humanity; 6 Conclusion; Select bibliography; Table of cases; Table of international instruments; Table of national instruments; Index.