Individual criminal responsibility in international law
By: Elies van Sliedregt
Series: Oxford monographs in international law; Oxford monographs in international law
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9780199560363
Subjects: Crimes against humanity; Criminal liability (International law)
Description: Atrocities such as genocide or crimes against humanity are usually committed by a large number of perpetrators. Moreover those who masterminded the crimes may not have actively participated. This book sets out how these people can be held responsible for their crimes by international criminal tribunals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-331) and index.
Table of contents: title: Criminal responsibility in international law; title: Collective criminality, individual responsibility; title: Parameters of criminal responsibility; title: Perpetration and participation; title: Principals and accessories; title: Forms of criminal responsibility; title: Crime-specific and leadership modalities; title: Superior responsibility; title: Grounds for excluding criminal responsibility; title: Mistake of fact and law; title: Superior orders.