| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 251 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. The Puzzle of Atrocity Criminalization -- The Origins of International Atrocity Law -- The Importance of Domestic Criminalization -- Contributions of the Book -- Why Criminalize Atrocities? The Argument in Brief -- Research Design and Plan of the Book -- 2. Explaining the Criminalization of Atrocities -- Explaining Criminalization through Targeted Legislation |
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Explaining Criminalization through Criminal Code Reform -- 3. Domesticating Atrocity Law: A Brief Global History -- Before Atrocity Law: The AIDP, Criminal Law Reform, and the Domestication of International Criminal Law -- 1945-1957: The Birth of Atrocity Law and Early Efforts at Domestication -- 1958-1984: From Principled Entrepreneurship to Legal Borrowing -- 1985-1998: From Theoretical Concern to Practical Dilemma -- 1999-Present: Transnational Activists Take the Lead -- Conclusion -- 4. Pathways and Determinants of Atrocity Criminalization -- Expectations -- The Atrocity Law Dataset |
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Statistical Analyses -- Conclusion -- 5. The Criminalization of Atrocities in Guatemala -- The Puzzle of Criminalization in Guatemala -- Methods and Expectations -- Empirical Analysis: Testing the Mechanisms -- Conclusion -- 6. When Criminal Code Reform Does Not Lead to Atrocity Criminalization -- Colombia -- Poland -- The Maldives -- Conclusion -- 7. Conclusion -- Implications for Research on Atrocity Justice and Human Rights -- Implications for Research on International Law -- Generalizability and Future Research -- Appendix A: Interviews Cited |
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Appendix B: Coding Rules for the Atrocity Law Dataset -- Genocide -- Crimes against Humanity -- War Crimes -- Appendix C: States with Atrocity Laws -- Appendix D: States that Retained Pre-independence Atrocity Laws -- Genocide -- War crimes -- Crimes against humanity -- Appendix E: New Criminal Codes, 1945-2018 -- Appendix F: Recoding of Legal Systems -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
The first book to systematically examine why countries adopt laws criminalizing genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on July 29, 2020) |
| Subject |
Atrocities -- Law and legislation.
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Crimes against humanity.
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Criminal liability (International law)
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Atrocities -- Law and legislation
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Crimes against humanity
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Criminal liability (International law)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0192590960 |
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9780192590961 |
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9780192590954 |
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0192590952 |
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9780191885525 |
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0191885525 |
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