Prosecuting International Crimes Selectivity and the International Criminal Law Regime

Name: Prosecuting International Crimes Selectivity and the International Criminal Law Regime
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ISBN: 9780521824743

ISBN-10: 0521824745

ISBN-13: 9780521824743

Edition: 2005

Authors: Robert Cryer, John Bell, James Crawford

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This book discusses the legitimacy of the international criminal law regime. It explains the development of the system of international criminal law enforcement in historical context, from antiquity through the Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials, to today's prosecutions of atrocities in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. The modern regime of prosecution of international crimes is evaluated with regard to international relations theory. The book then subjects that regime to critique on the basis of legitimacy and the rule of law, in particular selective enforcement, not only in relation to who is prosecuted, but also the definitions of crimes and principles of liability used when people…

Book details

List price: $147.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/10/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 392
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.33" long x 1.34" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

John Bell is Assistant Professor of Innovative Communication Design at the University of Maine.

Nico Schrijver holds the Chair of International Law and is Academic Director of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University. He is author of The Evolution of Sustainable Development in International Law: Inception, Meaning, and Status and Sovereignty over Natural Resources: Balancing Rights and Duties.



Table of cases


Table of treaties


Table of abbreviations


Introduction



The development of international criminal law



International criminal law



International criminal tribunals and the regime of international criminal law enforcement



Selectivity in international criminal law



Selectivity and the law I



Selectivity and the law II