Crimes against humanity : historical evolution and contemporary application /
M. Cherif Bassiouni
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011
- xxxvii, 845 pages
Machine generated contents note: 1. Legal nature; 2. Phenomenological considerations; 3. Emergence in positive international law; 4. Post-charter developments; 5. The principles of legality in the London charter and post-charter developments; 6. Specific contents; 7. Ratione personae and elements of criminal responsibility; 8. Defenses and exonerations; 9. A survey of national legislation and prosecutions for international crimes and crimes against humanity; 10. Concluding assessment.