Development of International Humanitarian Law By the International Criminal Tribunal

The United Nations' ad hoc criminal tribunals interpret and apply international humanitarian law in their rulings. This book critically analyses how they have done this, identifying from their judgments a 'common core' of humanitarian law norms applicable to all armed conflicts, and assessing their impact on other international institutions.

About the author

Robert Cryer is Professor of International and Criminal Law at Birmingham Law School. Professor Cryer's expertise is in international and criminal law. He has lectured and spoken widely at both national and international level, primarily on international criminal law and public international law more generally.

Summary

The United Nations' ad hoc criminal tribunals interpret and apply international humanitarian law in their rulings. This book critically analyses how they have done this, identifying from their judgments a 'common core' of humanitarian law norms applicable to all armed conflicts, and assessing their impact on other international institutions.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Cryer, Cryer Robert
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 05.04.2014
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General
• EAN: 9780199652129
• ISBN: 978-0-19-965212-9
• Pages: 322
• Series: Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian & Criminal Law; Oxford Monographs in Internati; Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian and Criminal Law
• Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / Courts, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International Criminal Law, Public international law: criminal law, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, International law: courts and procedures, International courts & procedures