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Sellars, Kirsten

'Crimes Against Peace' and International Law / Kirsten Sellars - United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2013 - xv, 316p. ill. ; 23cm - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law .

It includes Index Pages.

Book description:
In 1946, the judges at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg declared 'crimes against peace' - the planning, initiation or waging of aggressive wars - to be 'the supreme international crime'. At the time, the prosecuting powers heralded the charge as being a legal milestone, but it later proved to be an anomaly arising from the unique circumstances of the post-war period. This study traces the idea of criminalising aggression, from its origins after the First World War, through its high-water mark at the post-war tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo, to its abandonment during the Cold War. Today, a similar charge - the 'crime of aggression' - is being mooted at the International Criminal Court, so the ideas and debates that shaped the original charge of 'crimes against peace' assume new significance and offer valuable insights to lawyers, policy-makers and scholars engaged in international law and international relations.

Table of Contents:


‘Crimes against Peace’ and International Law - Half title page
pp i-i
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Series page
pp ii-ii
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Select ‘Crimes against Peace’ and International Law - Title page

‘Crimes against Peace’ and International Law - Title page
pp iii-iii
By Kirsten Sellars
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Copyright page
pp iv-iv
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Select Dedication

Dedication
pp v-vi
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Contents
pp vii-viii
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Select Preface

Preface
pp ix-xii
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Select Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiii
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Abbreviations
pp xiv-xvi
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Select 1 - The emergence of the concept of aggression

1 - The emergence of the concept of aggression
pp 1-46
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Select 2 - The quest for control

2 - The quest for control
pp 47-83
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Select 3 - The creation of a crime

3 - The creation of a crime
pp 84-112
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Select 4 - Innovation and orthodoxy at Nuremberg

4 - Innovation and orthodoxy at Nuremberg
pp 113-139
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Select 5 - The Allies and anad hoccharge

5 - The Allies and anad hoccharge
pp 140-175
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Select 6 - The elimination of militarism

6 - The elimination of militarism
pp 176-203
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Select 7 - Questions of self-defence

7 - Questions of self-defence
pp 204-233
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Select 8 - Divisions on the bench at Tokyo

8 - Divisions on the bench at Tokyo
pp 234-259
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Select 9 - The uncertain legacy of ‘crimes against peace’

9 - The uncertain legacy of ‘crimes against peace’
pp 260-287
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Select Postscript

Postscript
pp 288-293
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Select Bibliography

Bibliography
pp 294-305
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Index
pp 306-316



ISBN: 9781107542532

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aggression (International law); Crimes against peace; International criminal law

Dewey Class. No.: 341.62 SEL