Universal jurisdiction : national courts and the prosecution of serious crimes under international law /
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2003. |
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| Description: | vi, 379 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Pennsylvania studies in human rights |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4953762 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction--Stephen Macedo
- Part I. The Princeton Principles
- Preface to the Princeton Principles
- The Princeton Principles on Universal Jurisdiction
- Commentary on the Principles
- Part II. Essays and Comment
- 1. The History of Universal Jurisdiction and Its Place in International Law
- 2. Comment: The Quest for Clarity
- 3. The Growing Support for Universal Jurisdiction in National Legislation
- 4. The Adolf Eichmann Case: Universal and National Jurisdictions
- 5. Comment: Connecting the Threads in the Fabric of International Law
- 6. Assessing the Pinochet Litigation: Whither Universal Jurisdiction?
- 7. Comment: Universal Jurisdiction and Transitions to Democracy
- 8. The Hissene Habre Case: The Law and Politics of Universal Jurisdiction
- 9. Defining the Limits: Universal Jurisdiction and National Courts
- 10. Universal Jurisdiction, National Amnesties, and Truth Commissions: Reconciling the Irreconcilable
- 11. The Future of Universal Jurisdiction in the New Architecture of Transnational Justice
- 12. Universal Jurisdiction and Judicial Reluctance: A New "Fourteen Points"
- 13. Afterword: The Politics of Advancing International Criminal Justice Lloyd Axworthy01 Axworthy01, Lloyd
- List of Project Participants
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments
