The theory and practice of international criminal law : essays in honor of M. Cherif Bassiouni / / edited by Leila Nadya Sadat, Michael P. Scharf.
Cherif Bassiouni is often referred to as \'the father of international criminal law.\' Every major international criminal law instrument developed in the last forty years, from the Torture Convention to the Statute of the International Criminal Court, bears his hallmark. His writings, dipl...
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Nijhoff eBook titles 2008
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (476 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- A hard look at the soft theory of international criminal law / Mark A. Drumbl
- A modern perspective on international criminal law : accountability as a meta-right / Anja Matwijkiw and Bronik Matwijkiw
- Depoliticizing individual criminal responsibility / Bartram S. Brown
- Universal jurisdiction : a pragmatic strategy in pursuit of a moralist's vision / Diane F. Orentlicher
- Acting out against terrorism, torture, and other atrocious crimes : contemplating morality, law, and history / Christopher L. Blakesley
- Terrorizing the terrorists : an essay on the permissibility of torture / Christopher C. Joyner
- Secret detentions, secret renditions, and forced disappearances during the Bush Administration's "War" on Terror / Jordan J. Paust
- Cherif Bassiouni and the 780 commission : the gateway to the era of accountability / Michael P. Scharf
- Sexual violence as genocide : the important role played by the Bassiouni Commission in the recent development of international criminal law / Brigitte Stern and Isabell Fouchard
- The international criminal court and the transformation of international law / Leila Nadya Sadat
- The international criminal court and the Congo : from theory to reality / Mahnoush H. Arsanjani and W. Michael Reisman
- Crimes against humanity : the state plan or policy element / William A. Schabas
- "The only thing left Is justice" Cherif Bassiouni, Saddam Hussein, and the quest for impartiality in international criminal law / Diane Marie Amann
- Using international human rights law to better protect victims of trafficking : the prohibitions on slavery, servitude, forced labor, and debt bondage / Anne Gallagher
- Cherif Bassiouni, the ICRC, and international humanitarian law / Yves Sandoz.