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Universal jurisdiction in modern international law : expansion of national jurisdiction for prosecuting serious crimes under international law / Inazumi, Mitsue - (School of human rights research series ; vol. 19), xiv, 274 p.. - Antwerpen : Intersentia, 2005.

ISBN 90-5095-366-2

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. Chapter I. Introduction. Chapter II. Overview of the Modern Jurisdictional Regime 1 Introduction 2 Relevant Basic Norms 3 Bases of Jurisdiction Recognised under International Law 4 History and Analysis of the Formation of the Jurisdictional Regime 5 Conclusion. Chapter III. Historical Development of Universal Jurisdiction 1 Introduction 2 The First Period: Universal Jurisdiction in Classical International Law 3 The Second Period: After the Second World War up to the End of the 1960s 4 The Third Period: The Expansion of Universal Jurisdiction in the 1970s and 1980s 5 The Fourth Period: The Spread of Universal Jurisdiction from the 1990s to the Present 6 Conclusions. Chapter IV. Universal Jurisdiction in a Conceptual Context 1 Introduction 2 What is Universal Jurisdiction? 3 The Legal Status of Universal Jurisdiction Under International Law 4 The Status of Universal Jurisdiction over Genocide. Chapter V. Guiding Rules by which to Solve Jurisdictional Conflicts 1 Introduction 2 Concurrent Jurisdictional Regime 3 The Lockerbie Case as an Example of a Jurisdictional Dispute 4 General Observations on Rules Governing the Concurrence of National Jurisdictions 5 Looking for Evidence of Guiding Rules 6 Compilation of Guiding Rules 7 Tentative Conclusions. Chapter VI. Some Effects Relating to the Application of the Guiding Rules 1 Introduction 2 Application of the Guiding Rules to Non-Territorial Jurisdiction 3 How should Universal Jurisdiction be Exercised? 4 The Controversial Nature of Evaluating Appropriateness of Jurisdiction with Reference to the Guiding Rules 5 Some Peripheral Effects of the Guiding Rules 6 Conclusion. Chapter VII. Conclusion 1 Introduction 2 Overview of the Study 3 Propositions 4 Reappraisal of Territorial Jurisdiction 5 Is the Role of Non-Territorial Jurisdiction Auxiliary?

INDEX WORDS:
* internationell straffrätt = international criminal justice = kansainvälinen rikosoikeus
* internationell humanitär rätt = international humanitarian law = kansainvälinen humanitaarinen oikeus
* krigsförbrytelser = war crimes = sotarikokset
* internationella brottmålsdomstolen = international criminal court (ICC) = kansainvälinen rikostuomioistuin
* ICJ = ICJ = ICJ
* rättsfall/rättspraxis = cases/case law = oikeustapaukset/oikeuskäytäntö
* jus cogens = jus cogens = jus cogens
* erga omnes = erga omnes = erga omnes
* folkmord = genocide = kansanmurha
* internationell sedvanerätt = customary international law = kansainvälinen tapaoikeus
* utlämning = extradition = luovuttaminen
* terrorism = terrorism = terrorismi
* grova brott mot mänskliga rättigheter = gross violations of human rights = törkeät ihmisoikeusloukkaukset
* territoriell jurisdiktion = territorial jurisdiction = alueellinen toimivalta
* PCIJ = PCIJ = PCIJ
* internationella tribunalen för krigsförbrytelser = international tribunal on war crimes (ICTY and ICTR) = kansainvälinen sotarikostuomioistuin

NOTE (GENERAL): UN charter; Genocide convention; Geneva conventions;

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