Man's inhumanity to man : : essays on international law in honour of Antonio Cassese / / edited by Lal Chand Vohrah [and five others].

This volume contains a unique collection of essays on various aspects of current interest within the field of public international law, international criminal law, human rights and humanitarian law. The wide range and topicality of the issues covered bears witness to the vast professional experience...

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Superior document:International humanitarian law series ; Volume 5
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Place / Publishing House:The Hague, The Netherlands ;, London ;, New York : : Kluwer Law International,, [2003]
©2003
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
Series:International humanitarian law series ; Volume 5.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgement
  • Remerciements
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Introduction
  • 1. Improving Compliance with the Laws Applicable in Armed Conflict: A Work in Progress
  • 2. Some Preliminary Reflections on the Mens Rea Requirements of the Crimes of the ICC Statute and of the Elements of Crimes
  • 3. The ICJ Statute, the Charter and Forms of Legality Review of Security Council Decisions
  • 4. The Philosophy and Policy of International Criminal Justice
  • 5. Truth, Justice and Amnesty
  • 6. Developments Under the European Convention on Human Rights Since the Late 1980s
  • 7. Serious Violations of Human Rights and Foreign States' Accountability Before Municipal Courts
  • 8. The Pellegrin Ruling: Origins and Consequences
  • 9. Responsabilité Étatique et Responsabilité Individuelle pour Violations Graves du Droit International Humanitaire
  • 10. Community Law and European Convention on Human Rights: A Quest for Coordination
  • 11. Humanitarian Intervention (NATO Action against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999)
  • 12. Sur les Rapports entre Sujets et "Acteurs" en Droit International Contemporain
  • 13. National Jurisdiction over Extraterritorial Crimes within the Framework of International Complementarity
  • 14. Some Aspects of Immunity from Criminal Jurisdiction of the State and its Officials
  • 15. In Extremis: Are There Legal Principles Applicable to the Illegal Use of Force?
  • 16. Inherent Powers of International Courts and Tribunals
  • 17. Is a State Specially Affected when its Nationals' Human Rights are Infringed?
  • 18. Inter-state Responsibility for Compliance with Human Rights Obligations
  • 19. Les Exceptions Préliminaires à la Lumière de la Jurisprudence de la Cour Internationale de Justice (1994-2000).
  • 20. The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Building an Effective Human Rights Accountability Mechanism
  • Work in Progress
  • 21. The Work of the International Bar
  • 22. "Whose Intent is it Anyway?" Genocide and the Intent to Destroy a Group
  • 23. Reprisals and the Protection of Civilians: Two Recent Decisions of the Yugoslavia Tribunal
  • 24. Is There a Hierarchy of Crimes in International Law?
  • 25. Cassese's Tadić and the Law of Non-International Armed Conflicts
  • 26. Trial Without Undue Delay Before the International Criminal Tribunals
  • 27. Topics Within the Sphere of Sentencing in International Criminal Law
  • 28. International Peremptory Norms (Jus Cogens) and International Humanitarian Law
  • 29. Dialogue For Reconciliation: A Supplementary Step For Truth Commissions
  • 30. Le Nouveau Projet de la C.D.I. sur la Responsabilité de l'État pour Fait Internationalement Illicite: Requiem pour le Crime?
  • 31. The Rule of International Humanitarian Jurisprudence in Redressing Crimes of Sexual Violence
  • 32. Truth and Consequences or Truth and Reconciliation?
  • 33. Human Rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Armed Conflicts
  • 34. The Use of Friendly Settlements in the Inter-American Human Rights System
  • 35. La Condition des Victimes de Crimes de Droit International
  • 36. Apport de la Pratique du Tribunal Pénal International pour l'ex-Yougoslavie à la Protection des Droits Fondamentaux de la Personne Humaine
  • 37. The Setting of International Standards in Genomics
  • 38. Interpreting the Statutes of the ad hoc Tribunals
  • 39. Policy-Oriented Law in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
  • 40. Poland and the North Atlantic Alliance in 1991.
  • 41. The Contribution of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Länder to the work of the ICTY
  • 42. Beyond Kosovo: The United Nations and Humanitarian Intervention
  • 43. Human Rights Protection vs. Non-Intervention: A Perennial Conflict?
  • 44. Implementing the Statute of the International Criminal Court: The German Example
  • Index.