| Description |
viii, 224 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Papers from a conference organized by the Berlin-based Republikanischer Anwältinnen- und Anwälteverein (Republican Lawyers Association) and the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights was held in Berlin in June 2005 under the title Globalverfassung versus Realpolitik (Global Constitution versus Realpolitik). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Protection of human rights by means of criminal law : on the relationship between criminal law and politics / Jörg Arnold -- Global constitutional struggles : human rights between colère publique and colère politique / Andreas Fischer-Lescano -- The future of universal jurisdiction / Peter Weiss -- On the aims and actual consequences of international prosecution of human rights crimes / Peer Stolle and Tobias Singelnstein -- Prosecuting international crimes at the national and international level : between justice and realpolitik / Kai Ambos -- Addressing the relationship between state immunity and jus cogens norms : a comparative assessment / Lorna McGregor -- Universal jurisdiction : developing and implementing an effective global strategy / Christopher Keith Hall -- German international criminal law in practice : from Leipzig to Karlsruhe / Wolfgang Kaleck -- The Pinochet effect and the Spanish contribution to universal jurisdiction / Naomi Roht-Arriaza -- Implementing the principle of universal jurisdiction in France / Jeanne Sulzer -- The political funeral procession for the Belgian UJ statute / Michael Verhaeghe -- The approach of the United Kingdom to crimes under international law : the application of extraterritorial jurisdiction / Carla Ferstman -- Coming to terms with genocide in Rwanda : the role of international and national justice / Dieter Magsam -- Military necessity, torture, and the criminality of lawyers / Scott Horton -- The prohibition of torture : absolute means absolute / Nigel S. Rodley -- Litigating Guantánamo / Michael Ratner -- Universality, complementarity, and the duty to prosecute crimes under international law in Germany / Florian Jessberger. |
| Subject |
Crimes against humanity -- Congresses.
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Crimes against humanity. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Congresses.
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
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International crimes -- Congresses.
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International crimes. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Kaleck, Wolfgang.
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Republikanischer Anwältinnen- und Anwälteverein.
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Center for Constitutional Rights (New York, N.Y.)
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| ISBN |
3540366482 paperback |
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9783540366485 paperback |
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