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Zusatztext Review from previous edition ... this well-researched, thought provoking book is a most welcome addition to the growing literature on the subject. ... penetrating examination of State practice ... The work is thoroughly researched and presented in a convincing and persuasive style. Informationen zum Autor Nina H. B. Jorgensen, LL.B (Bristol), D.Phil.(Oxon), Barrister, is currently Senior Legal Adviser for the Office of the Prosecutor, Special Court for Sierra Leone Klappentext This book focuses on the concept of state responsibility for international crimes! which gained support following the First World War! but was pushed into the background by the development of the principle of individual criminal responsibility under international law after the Second World War. Jorgensen considers the history and merits of a concept that! it is argued! is currently on the threshold between lex ferenda and lex lata. Zusammenfassung Focuses on the concept of state responsibility for international crimes which gained support following the First World War, but was pushed into the background by the development of the principle of individual criminal responsibility under international law after the Second World War. This book considers the history and merits of this concept. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: Historical Introduction to the Concept of State Criminality 1: International Criminal Responsibility in the Two World Wars 2: Efforts to Codify and Develop the Law Relating to International Criminal Responsibility PART II: Juridical Status of the Concept of State Criminality 3: The Concept of Criminal Organizations 4: The Criminal Responsibility of Corporations Conclusion to Part II PART III: Candidate Criteria and Indicia for Idenitifying State Crimes Introduction to Part III 5: Jus cogens 6: Obligations erga omnes 7: International Community Recognition 8: The Seriousness Test 9: The Conscience of Mankind 10: Elementary Considerations of Humanity 11: Peace and Security 12: Individual Criminal Responsibility under International Law Conclusion to Part III PART IV: Practical Feasibility of the Concept of State Criminality Introduction to Part IV 13: The Problems and Modalities of Punishing a State 14: Punitive Damages in International Law 15: The Institutional Framework and Procedures for Imposing Criminal Responsibility on States Conclusion to Part IV PART V: Status of the Concept of State Criminality in Contemporary International Law 16: State Practice since the Second World War 17: State Criminality and the Significance of the 1948 Genocide Convention Conclusion Appendices ...
