Crimes against humanity in the 21st century : law, practice, and threats to international peace and security.

In Crimes Against Humanity in the 21st Century, Dr Robert Dubler SC and Matthew Kalyk provide a comprehensive analysis of crimes against humanity in international criminal law. The text tracks the crime from its conceptual origins in antiquity, to its emergence in customary international law at Nuremberg, to the establishment of the ‘modern definition’ at the Hague with the ICTY, ICTR and ICC, and finally to recent state practice and jurisprudence. The text sets out conclusions about the legal elements of the crime and contends that the raison d'être of the crime is located not in the inhumanity of its authors’ actions but in the extent to which its authors threaten international peace and security so as to justify international intervention. Crimes against Humanity in the 21st Century: Law, Practice and Threats to International Peace and Security 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Foreword 8 Preface 12 1 The Origins of the Concept of Crimes against Humanity 14 2 The Nuremberg Precedent 48 3 From Nuremberg to the Hague 113 4 1993–1998: The Modern Definition of Crimes against Humanity 170 5 The Law of the International and Internationalised Tribunals 215 6 The Law of the International Criminal Court 320 7 State Practice after the Rome Conference of 1998 406 8 Crimes against Humanity and Threats to International Peace and Security 586 9 Crimes against Humanity under Customary International Law and the ICC: The Chapeau Elements 651 10 Crimes against Humanity under Customary International Law and the ICC: The Underlying Crimes 758 11 Prosecuting Crimes against Humanity in Domestic Courts 972 12 Conclusion 1065 Index 1090 In Crimes Against Humanity in the 21st Century, Dr Robert Dubler SC and Matthew Kalyk provide a comprehensive analysis of crimes against humanity in international criminal law. The text tracks the crime from its conceptual origins in antiquity, to its emergence in customary international law at Nuremberg, to the establishment of the ‘modern definition'at the Hague with the ICTY, ICTR and ICC, and finally to recent state practice and jurisprudence. The text sets out conclusions about the legal elements of the crime and contends that the raison d'être of the crime is located not in the inhumanity of its authors'actions but in the extent to which its authors threaten international peace and security so as to justify international intervention. With a foreword by Geoffrey Robertson QC. "[This book analyzes] crimes against humanity in international criminal law. The text tracks the crime from its conceptual origins in antiquity, to its emergence in customary international law at Nuremberg, to the establishment of the 'modern definition' at the Hague with the ICTY, ICTR and ICC, and finally to recent state practice and jurisprudence. The text sets out conclusions about the legal elements of the crime and contends that the raison d'être of the crime is located not in the inhumanity of its authors’ actions but in the extent to which its authors threaten international peace and security so as to justify international intervention."-- Publisher's website In Crimes Against Humanity in the 21st Century, Dr Robert Dubler SC and Matthew Kalyk provide a comprehensive analysis of crimes against humanity in international criminal law, including an analysis of its history, its present definition and its raison d'être.-- Provided by Publisher