| Description |
1 online resource (x, 356 pages) |
| Series |
Philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict series |
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Philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict series
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| Contents |
Introduction : between the horrors and necessity of war -- Grotius and contingent pacifism -- International solidarity and the duty to aid -- The principle of priority or first strike -- The principle of just cause -- The principle of proportionality -- Custom and the Nuremberg "precedent" -- Prosecuting military and political leaders -- Prosecuting civilians for complicity : The Krupp -- Defining state aggression -- Act and circumstance in the crime of aggression -- Individual mens rea and collective liability -- Humanitarian interventions -- Terrorist aggression --Defending international criminal trials for aggression |
| Summary |
In this volume, the third in his trilogy on the philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict, Larry May locates a normative grounding for the crime of aggression - the only one of the three crimes charged at Nuremberg that is not currently being prosecuted - that is similar to that for crimes against humanity and war crimes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-350) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aggression (International law)
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Crimes against humanity.
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Criminal intent.
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International criminal courts.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511396902 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511396908 (electronic bk.) |
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