War crimes in internal armed conflicts

Summary: Does international law make individuals responsible for war crimes perpetrated during internal armed conflicts? Exploring the content of the applicable international criminal law, the author questions the 1995 finding of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Record details

ISBN: 0521132274
ISBN: 9780521132275
ISBN: 0511495153
ISBN: 9780511495151
ISBN: 9780511394379
ISBN: 0511394373
ISBN: 0511395027
ISBN: 9780511395024
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 424 pages)
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Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-411) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Towards a workable definition of internal armed conflicts -- The laws of war applicable in internal armed conflicts -- The regime of war crimes -- Individual criminal responsibility for war crimes committed in internal armed conflicts -- National prosecution of war criminals and internal armed conflicts -- International prosecutions of war criminals and internal armed conflicts.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.