Crimes Against Humanity - The Limits of Universal Jurisdiction in the Global South

This book brings together jurisprudential debates on international criminal law, international law scholarship on the limits of state sovereignty, and applied political philosophy concerning responsibility and accountability in the context of mass political crimes and state criminality. It offers a compelling view of legal reasoning concerning accountability regimes in the Global South.

About the author

Nergis Canefe is professor at York University, Canada.

Summary

This book brings together jurisprudential debates on international criminal law, international law scholarship on the limits of state sovereignty, and applied political philosophy concerning responsibility and accountability in the context of mass political crimes and state criminality. It offers a compelling view of legal reasoning concerning accountability regimes in the Global South.

Product details

• Authors: Nergis Canefe, Canefe Nergis
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781786837028
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-702-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: International Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Universal, LAW / Criminal Law / General, global, LAW / International, of, International Criminal Law, against, Jurisdiction, Humanity, Limits, South, Public international law: criminal law, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Responsibility of states & other entities, crimes, Public international law: jurisdiction and immunities, Jurisdiction & Immunities, Canefe, Nergis