408 Pages
by
Routledge
408 Pages
by
Routledge
408 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since the Nuremberg trial, the crime of aggression has been considered one of the gravest international crimes. However, since the 1940s no defendants have been charged with this crime, with some states actively opposing the notion of punishing aggression. The option of trying an individual for aggression is expressly included in the statute of the International Criminal Court. In 2010 the... Read more
1. Introduction Part 1: Outlawing aggression 1. War as an institution of law 2. The notion of aggression Part 2: Criminalisation of aggression 3. Legal basis for criminalising aggression 4. Trials of individuals charged with the crime of aggression 5. The scope of individual criminal responsibility Part 3: Difficulties and risks 6. Procedural difficulties 7. Impact of aggression trials
Biography
Patrycja Grzebyk is Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland.
"Criminal Responsibility for the Crime of Aggression is a well-researched study...(and) this work is a welcome addition to the literature on aggression".
- Federica Paadeu, Queens College, Cambridge, UK
