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Author Aksenova, Marina, author

Title Complicity in international criminal law / Marina Aksenova
Published Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016

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Description 1 online resource
Series Studies in international law ; v. 63
Studies in international law (Stockholm, Sweden) ; v. 63.
Contents Introduction -- Origins of complicity: domestic law intake -- The evolution of complicity as a construction for dealing with collective criminality -- Complicity in the jurisprudence of the ad hoc tribunals and hybrid courts -- Complicity and the hierarchy of the participation modes at the icc -- Complicity in international criminal law and law of state responsibility : comparative analysis -- Correlation between complicity and sentencing -- Conclusion : the place of complicity in international criminal law
Summary This book tackles one of the most contentious aspects of international criminal law - the modes of liability. At the heart of the discussion is the quest for balance between the accused's individual contribution and the collective nature of mass offending. The principle of legality demands that there exists a well-defined link between the crime and the person charged with it. This is so even in the context of international offending, which often implies 'several degrees of separation' between the direct perpetrator and the person who authorises the atrocity. The challenge is to construct that link without jeopardising the interests of justice. This monograph provides the first comprehensive treatment of complicity within the discipline and beyond. Extensive analysis of the pertinent statutes and jurisprudence reveals gaps in interpreting accessorial liability. Simultaneously, the study of complicity becomes a test for the general methods and purposes of international criminal law. The book exposes problems with the sources of law and demonstrates the absence of clearly defined sentencing and policy rationales, which are crucial tools in structuring judicial discretion. Awarded The Paul Guggenheim Prize in International Law 2017!
Notes Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 2014)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Accomplices (International law)
International law.
LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
Accomplices (International law)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016036386
ISBN 9781509900107
1509900101
9781509900114
150990011X