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Crimes Against Humanity: A Normative Account » (1st Edition)

Authors: Larry May, Jules L. Coleman (Editor), Gerald Postema
ISBN-13: 9780521600514, ISBN-10: 0521600510
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: October 2004
Edition: 1st Edition

Larry May is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University, St Louis.

This book is the first booklength treatment of the philosophical foundations of international criminal law.

1	Introduction	3
2	Jus Cogens norms	24
3	Custom, Opinio Juris, and consent	40
4	The security principle	63
5	The international harm principle	80
6	International crime : the case of rape	96
7	Prosecuting "minor players" for crimes against humanity	115
8	Prosecuting state leaders for crimes against humanity	139
9	Prosecuting genocide amidst widespread complicity	157
10	Superior orders, duress, and moral perception	179
11	The international rule of law	201
12	Victims and convictions	220
13	Reconciliation and amnesty programs	235

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