1st Edition
Amnesty, Serious Crimes and International Law Global Perspectives in Theory and Practice
By Josepha Close
Copyright 2019
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
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Amnesty, Serious Crimes and International Law examines the permissibility of amnesties for serious crimes in the contemporary international order. In the last few decades, there has been a growing tendency to consider that amnesties are prohibited in respect of certain grave crimes. However, the question remains controversial as there is no explicit treaty ban and general amnesties continue to... Read more
Introduction;
Part One – The Use of Amnesties from Antiquity to Today;
1. Ancient Amnesties;
2. At the End of War: From the Amnesty Tradition to the Accountability Paradigm;
3. Modern Amnesties and Moral Dilemmas;
Part Two – Assessing the Legality of Amnesties in the Contemporary International Order;
4. The Obligation to Prosecute;
5. International Standards and State Practice;
6. The Right to a Remedy;
7. The Mandate of International Criminal Courts;
Conclusion
Biography
Josepha Close is a researcher in International Law who has previously taught Law and Criminology at Middlesex University, London, UK, and is now based in Liège, Belgium.
