Aggression and crimes against peace
By: Larry May.
Series: Philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict series
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780521894319; 9780521719155
Subjects: Aggression (International law); Crimes against humanity.; Criminal intent.; International criminal courts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-350) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : between the horrors and necessity of war; title: Grotius and contingent pacifism; title: International solidarity and the duty to aid; title: The principle of priority or first strike; title: The principle of just cause; title: The principle of proportionality; title: Custom and the Nuremberg "precedent"; title: Prosecuting military and political leaders; title: Prosecuting civilians for complicity : The Krupp; title: Defining state aggression; title: Act and circumstance in the crime of aggression; title: Individual mens rea and collective liability; title: Humanitarian interventions; title: Terrorist aggression; title: Defending international criminal trials for aggression.