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Author May, Larry.

Title Aggression and crimes against peace / Larry May.

Publication Info. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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Description 1 online resource (x, 356 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict series
Philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-350) and index.
Contents Introduction : between the horrors and necessity of war -- Grotius and contingent pacifism -- International solidarity and the duty to aid -- The principle of priority or first strike -- The principle of just cause -- The principle of proportionality -- Custom and the Nuremberg "precedent" -- Prosecuting military and political leaders -- Prosecuting civilians for complicity : The Krupp -- Defining state aggression -- Act and circumstance in the crime of aggression -- Individual mens rea and collective liability -- Humanitarian interventions -- Terrorist aggression --Defending international criminal trials for aggression.
Summary In this volume, the third in his trilogy on the philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict, Larry May locates a normative grounding for the crime of aggression - the only one of the three crimes charged at Nuremberg that is not currently being prosecuted - that is similar to that for crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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Subject Aggression (International law)
Aggression (International law)
Crimes against humanity.
Crimes against humanity.
Criminal intent.
Criminal intent.
International criminal courts.
International criminal courts.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: May, Larry. Aggression and crimes against peace. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521894319 052189431X (DLC) 2007037935 (OCoLC)171614678
ISBN 9780511396908 (electronic book)
0511396902 (electronic book)
9780521894319 (hardback)
052189431X (hardback)
9780521719155 (paperback)
0521719151 (paperback)

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