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System Criminality in International Law
Andr Nollkaemper
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Description for System Criminality in International Law
hardcover. How does international law respond to situations where collective entities order, encourage or allow the committing of international crimes? Editor(s): Nollkaemper, Andre; Wilt, Harmen van der. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 750.
International crimes, such as crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes, are committed by individuals. However, individuals rarely commit such crimes for their own profit. Instead, such crimes are often caused by collective entities. Notable examples include the 'dirty war' in Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s, the atrocities committed during the Balkan Wars in the early 1990s and the crimes committed during the ongoing armed conflicts in the Darfur area in Sudan. Referring to Darfur, the Prosecutor of the ICC noted in 2008 that, although he had indicted a few individuals, 'the information gathered points to an ongoing pattern ... Read more
International crimes, such as crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes, are committed by individuals. However, individuals rarely commit such crimes for their own profit. Instead, such crimes are often caused by collective entities. Notable examples include the 'dirty war' in Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s, the atrocities committed during the Balkan Wars in the early 1990s and the crimes committed during the ongoing armed conflicts in the Darfur area in Sudan. Referring to Darfur, the Prosecutor of the ICC noted in 2008 that, although he had indicted a few individuals, 'the information gathered points to an ongoing pattern ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521763561
SKU
V9780521763561
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About Andr Nollkaemper
André Nollkaemper is Professor of Public International Law and Director of the Amsterdam Center for International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam. Harmen van der Wilt is Professor of International Criminal Law and chairman of the Department of Criminal Law at the University of Amsterdam.
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