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 Amnesty for Crimes against Humanity under International Law

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xiv)   (112K)
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    • Contents
    • Preface
    • Abbreviations
  • General Introduction (1-8)   (107K)
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    • Introduction
    • Setting of the Book
    • Scope and Limits of the Book
  • The Concept of Amnesty (9-38)   (216K)
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    • Meaning, Forms and Purpose of Amnesty
    • Historical Background of Amnesty
    • Justification or Motive for Amnesty
    • Scope of Amnesty: Extent and Limits
    • Legal Effects and Consequences of Amnesty
    • Critics of Amnesty
    • Summary
  • Crimes against Humanity in International Law (39-80)   (275K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Gestation Phase
    • World War II and the Legal Construction of Crimes against Humanity
    • Summary
  • Individual Criminal Liability for Crimes against Humanity (81-112)   (223K)
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    • Introduction
    • Legal Sources of Individual Criminal Liability
    • Parameters of Individual Criminal Attribution
    • Negation of Individual Criminal Liability
    • Summary
  • States Obligations in Respect of Crimes against Humanity (113-150)   (251K)
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    • Introduction
    • Conventional Sources of States' Duties under International Law
    • Customary Law Sources of States Duties
    • Other Sources of States Obligations under International Law
    • Conclusion
  • Amnesty Law in South Africa: Assertion of an Amnesty Exception to the General Prohibition of Crimes against Humanity (151-184)   (229K)
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    • Introduction
    • Political Background to the South African Amnesty
    • Legal Bases of Amnesty
    • Scope of Amnesty
    • Effects of Amnesty
    • Challenging the Validity of Amnesty
    • Criticism of the South African Amnesty System
    • Summary
  • International Law and the Rejection of the Amnesty Exception Argument (185-226)   (276K)
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    • Introduction
    • Crimes against Humanity as Delicti Jus Gentium
    • Crimes against Humanity as Jus Cogens Offences
    • International Crimes and Permissible Derogations under International Law
    • Summary
  • General Concluding Assessment and Suggestions (227-232)   (107K)
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    • Concluding Assessment
    • Suggestions
  • Bibliography (233-248)   (142K)
  • Index (249-252)   (86K)