Terje Einarsen, Joseph Rikhof

A Theory of Punishable Participation in Universal Crimes

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study is the second in a four-part series entitled "Rethinking the Essentials of International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice". The first volume - The Concept of Universal Crimes in International Law - explored the parameters and theories related to crimes under international law. This volume examines the notion of punishable participation in such crimes. It presents a general theory of personal criminal liability and provides a comprehensive overview of all forms of criminal participation in international law. The authors examine numerous primary materials in international and transnational criminal law, both historical and current, relating to both international and domestic case law. They also analyse academic literature that attempts to explain and bring consistency to the jurisprudence, as well as other sources such as reports of the International Law Commission. This rich tapestry is then used to test and further develop an overarching conceptual theory and matrix that provides a better understanding of the boundaries of personal criminal liability lex lata and lex ferenda, and of the relationship between the various forms of punishable participation in universal crimes. Like the first volume, this book makes an important contribution to a more coherent and practical understanding of international criminal law. The authors are recognised experts in the field, with many years of experience from academic, government and judicial service.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher
• Seitenzahl: 756
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1303g
• ISBN-13: 9788283481273
• ISBN-10: 8283481274
• Artikelnr.: 54613640

Autorenporträt

Dr. Terje Einarsen is Professor at the University of Bergen and Senior Research Associate at the University of London. He has been a judge at the Gulating Court of Appeals, and head of the Human Rights Committee of the Norwegian Judges' Association. He is the founder of the Universal Crimes Project. Dr. Joseph Rikhof is Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Common Law of the University of Ottawa, where he teaches international criminal law. He served for many years as Senior Counsel at the Crimes against Humanity and War Section of the Canadian Department of Justice.