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International Criminal Law and Human Rights ISBN: 0421722509 ISBN13: 9780421722507 International Criminal Law and Human Rights By: Claire de Than ; Edwin Shorts Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Format: Paperback Our Price: 30.08 Discount: 6% RRP: 32.00

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The relationship between international criminal law and international human rights remains under-examined and undeveloped, yet the principles overlap and inform each other. Thus international criminal law is undergoing a period of rapid change and development, and this book is a much-needed and informative response. It provides students, academics and other interested persons with an accessible, thorough and in-depth analysis of this complex and challenging field. In addition to using a wide variety of sources to explain the new law and the role and operation of the future court, it analyses and interprets the various challenges confronting it and assesses its future role in public international law. Each international crime is examined in a separate chapter, eg genocide, war crimes, torture, crimes against humanity. Of particular note is the up-to-date chapter on terrorism as an international crime, which has hitherto received very limited treatment in texts on international criminal law. Further, a series of chapters address the boundaries of, and relationship between, international criminal law and human rights; for example human rights violations of women as international crime, and the uneasy position of human rights in extradition and immigration law. International Criminal Law and Human Rights serves admi


Contents:

Theoretical conceptions of international criminal law

International criminal jurisdiction

State responsibility

Torture

Terrorism

Genocide

Crimes against humanity

War crimes

Immigration, extradition and international human rights

The position of women in international criminal law

Relationship between international criminal law and human rights

Uncommon international crimes

UN responsibilities for maintenance of world peace

Past, present and future international courts and tribunals.


Brief Description:

This is an in-depth analysis of the complex and challenging field of international prosecution and human rights. It explains the role and operation of the International Criminal Court, and explores the various challenges confronting it.

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