Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Oxford, 2020) issued under title: Retroactive recharacterisation of crimes : the principles of legality and fair labelling in international criminal law. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Legality and fair labelling at stake -- The principle of legality in international law -- The principle of fair labelling in international law -- The retroactive application of the Rome Statute explained -- The existing views on the retroactive application of the Rome Statute -- The nature of the Rome Statute -- Article 21(3) of the Rome Statute and the Application of Criminal Law in accordance with 'internationally recognized Human Rights' -- Conclusion.
Summary:
dmark cases, such as those involving atrocities in the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Darfur, and Palestine, through a distinctive lens: the finding that all rules substantively affecting the human rights of the accused - from crimes and penalties to labels - must be sufficiently accessible and foreseeable to the ordinary person"--Provided by publisher. omestic and international case law, treaties, and other materials, carefully unpacking the different rationales and elements of each principle and the various rules to which they apply. The book invites you to revisit landmark cases, such as those involving atrocities in the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Darfur, and Palestine, through a distinctive lens: the finding that all rules substantively affecting the human rights of the accused - from crimes and penalties to labels - must be sufficiently accessible and foreseeable to the ordinary person.This book explores how the principles of legality and fair labelling have developed in international criminal law, from Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court and beyond. It features a comprehensive survey of domestic and international case law, treaties, and other materials, carefully unpacking the different rationales and elements of each principle and the various rules to which they apply. The book invites you to revisit lan dmark cases, such as those involving atrocities in the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Darfur, and Palestine, through a distinctive lens: the finding that all rules substantively affecting the human rights of the accused - from crimes and penalties to labels - must be sufficiently accessible and foreseeable to the ordinary person"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
International humanitarian law series, 1389-6776 ; volume 63
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