Sellars, Kirsten <br/><br/>
'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 .
<br/><br/> It includes Index Pages. 
<br/><br/> Book description: <br/>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.<br/><br/>Table of Contents:<br/><br/><br/>    ‘Crimes against Peace’ and International Law - Half title page<br/>    pp i-i<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select Series page<br/><br/>    Series page<br/>    pp ii-ii<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select ‘Crimes against Peace’ and International Law - Title page<br/><br/>    ‘Crimes against Peace’ and International Law - Title page<br/>    pp iii-iii<br/>        By Kirsten Sellars<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select Copyright page<br/><br/>    Copyright page<br/>    pp iv-iv<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select Dedication<br/><br/>    Dedication<br/>    pp v-vi<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select Contents<br/><br/>    Contents<br/>    pp vii-viii<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select Preface<br/><br/>    Preface<br/>    pp ix-xii<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select Acknowledgements<br/><br/>    Acknowledgements<br/>    pp xiii-xiii<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select Abbreviations<br/><br/>    Abbreviations<br/>    pp xiv-xvi<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select 1 - The emergence of the concept of aggression<br/><br/>    1 - The emergence of the concept of aggression<br/>    pp 1-46<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select 2 - The quest for control<br/><br/>    2 - The quest for control<br/>    pp 47-83<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select 3 - The creation of a crime<br/><br/>    3 - The creation of a crime<br/>    pp 84-112<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select 4 - Innovation and orthodoxy at Nuremberg<br/><br/>    4 - Innovation and orthodoxy at Nuremberg<br/>    pp 113-139<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select 5 - The Allies and anad hoccharge<br/><br/>    5 - The Allies and anad hoccharge<br/>    pp 140-175<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select 6 - The elimination of militarism<br/><br/>    6 - The elimination of militarism<br/>    pp 176-203<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select 7 - Questions of self-defence<br/><br/>    7 - Questions of self-defence<br/>    pp 204-233<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select 8 - Divisions on the bench at Tokyo<br/><br/>    8 - Divisions on the bench at Tokyo<br/>    pp 234-259<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select 9 - The uncertain legacy of ‘crimes against peace’<br/><br/>    9 - The uncertain legacy of ‘crimes against peace’<br/>    pp 260-287<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select Postscript<br/><br/>    Postscript<br/>    pp 288-293<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select Bibliography<br/><br/>    Bibliography<br/>    pp 294-305<br/>            Get access<br/>        Export citation<br/><br/>Select Index<br/><br/>    Index<br/>    pp 306-316<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781107542532 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aggression (International law); Crimes against peace; International criminal law
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>341.62 SEL