Kriangsak Kittichaisaree

Gebundenes Buch

Judicial Responsibility and Coups d'État

Judging Against Unconstitutional Usurpation of Power

Beschreibung

This book examines the responsibility of judges of domestic courts following unconstitutional usurpation of power of government (coups dà â â à  tat). It explores judgesà â â liability for failing to discharge their judicial duty independently and impartially, and the criminality of usurpers and their accomplices and collaborators.

Autor

Kriangsak Kittichaisaree is a Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. He has served as Chairperson of the UN General Assembly's Working Group on the Administration of Justice at the United Nations; member of the UN International Law Commission responsible for the topic 'The Obligation to Extradite or Prosecute (aut dedere aut judicare)'; and Thailand's Ambassador to Iran, Australia and Russia. He has taught international law at renowned law schools in four continents. His 11 books include the pioneering textbook International Criminal Law (2001); Public International Law of Cyberspace (2017, also translated into Chinese); The Obligation to Extradite or Prosecute (2018); International Human Rights Law and Diplomacy (2020); and The Rohingya, Justice and International Law (2021).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9781032407197
• ISBN-10: 1032407190
• Artikelnr.: 66269896

Rezensionen

"Judicial Responsibility and Coups d'État is the definitive study of a crucial issue faced by many courts around the world: how to grapple with unconstitutional changes in government. Written with great analytic clarity, the book ranges across a wide array of legal issues and regional contexts. Highly recommended!".

Tom Ginsburg, Faculty Director, Malyi Center for the Study of Institutional and Legal Integrity, Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, & Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago