Crimes Against Humanity: Birth of a Concept

Author:   Norman Geras ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
ISBN:  

9780719082412


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 April 2011
Format:   Hardback
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This book tells the story of the emergence of the concept of crimes against humanity. It examines its origins, the ethical assumptions underpinning it, its legal and philosophical boundaries, and some of the controversies connected with it. A brief historical introduction is followed by an exploration of the various meanings of the term 'crimes against humanity' that have been suggested; a definition is proposed linking it to the idea of basic human rights. The book looks at some problems with the boundaries of the concept, the threshold for its proper application and the related issue of humanitarian intervention. It concludes with a discussion of the prospects for the further development of crimes-against-humanity law.The work serves as a clear and compact introduction for students of politics, philosophy and law, as well as for the general reading public. -- .

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Author:   Norman Geras ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780719082412


ISBN 10:   0719082412
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Readers will learn not only about the nature of the law, but also about the predicates underlying it, the influences on it, its history and its possible progression as well as its relationship to humanitarian intervention. (Timothy Mawe, University College Cork, Political Studies Review, May 2014) -- Timothy Mawe. Political Studies Review


Readers will learn not only about the nature of the law, but also about the predicates underlying it, the influences on it, its history and its possible progression as well as its relationship to humanitarian intervention. (Timothy Mawe, University College Cork, Political Studies Review, May 2014) -- .


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Norman Geras is Professor Emeritus in Politics at the University of Manchester.

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