
Responding to International Crime
Second Edition
Geoff Gilbert(Author)
Martinus Nijhoff (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 5. October 2006
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-90-04-15276-2 (ISBN)
Description
Following the wars in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the events of 11 September 2001, awareness of international crimes has come to the forefront of public consciousness. The very public responses seen in the establishment by the Security Council of the ad hoc tribunals and the international community coming together to create the International Criminal Court have done much to promote the idea that there should be no impunity for international criminals. Nevertheless, while those are incredibly significant steps in the attempt to combat international crime, there is no way due to their jurisdictional competence that such bodies could ever hope to address all the various crimes that are committed that are not confined to a single domestic jurisdiction either by reason of their nature or transborder factors. As such, the response of the international community to international crime depends as much on extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction, mutual legal assistance agreements, extradition and other means of lawful rendition. Furthermore, given the fundamental rule that a person is innocent until proven guilty and that everyone within the jurisdiction of a State is owed certain basic minimum human rights guarantees, responses to international crime cannot be without limitation. Respect for the alleged transnational fugitive offender is as important a factor in responding to international crime as preventing impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and gross human rights violations.
Reviews / Votes
'This valuable collections of essays examines the significance of the speech act in representative areas of medieval literature [...] The editor proposes to bring together the disciplines of linguistics and literature, and her introduction makes an important contribution to the application of sociolinguistics to literary analysis. [...] The volume makes a rich contribution to the important question of literary speech, which has implications for our understanding of literary craft, class, gender, linguistic consciousness, power, and modes of argument in medieval literature.' Laurie Shepard, Sixteenth Century Journal, XXXVI/4, 2005More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1043 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-15276-2 (9789004152762)
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Person
Geoff Gilbert is Professor of International Law, Department of Law and Human Rights Centre, University of Essex, United Kingdom.
Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; Case List; Chapter One; International Criminals and the Legal Process; Chapter Two; Mechanisms for International Surrender; Chapter Three; Effecting the Response through International Criminal Procedures; Chapter Four; Restrictions on Return; Chapter Five; The Political Offence Exemption; Chapter Six; Irregular Responses to International Crimes; Chapter Seven; Responding to War Crimes; Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide; Chapter Eight; Refuge and Return; Appendix; European Arrest Warrant (extracts); Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (extracts); The London Scheme for Extradition within the Commonwealth; Index.