Aggression and crimes against peace / Larry May.
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TextSeries: Philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict seriesPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (x, 356 pages)Content type: - text
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- Aggression (International law)
- Crimes against humanity
- Criminal intent
- International criminal courts
- Agression (Droit international)
- Crimes contre l'humanité
- Intention criminelle
- Tribunaux pénaux internationaux
- LAW -- International
- Aggression (International law)
- Crimes against humanity
- Criminal intent
- International criminal courts
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- KZ6355 .M39 2008eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-350) and index.
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.
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.
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