NCJ Number
13004
Date Published
1965
Length
676 pages
Annotation
THEORETICAL TEXT AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONS OF CRIMINAL JURISDICTION, STANDARDS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, PIRACY AND WAR CRIMES, JUDICIAL COOPERATION, AND POSSIBILITIES FOR A MATERIAL INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW.
Abstract
THE COLLECTION OF MATERIALS IN THIS VOLUME ANALYZES THE STATUS OF LEGAL SOURCES WHICH HAVE EMERGED TO CREATE AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. MATERIALS COVER DECIDED CASES, RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS, TREATIES, AND DRAFT CONVENTIONS, IMPORTANT ARTICLES, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES. PROBLEMS DEALT WITH INCLUDE JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES COMMITTED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES, CRIMES COMMITTED AT SEA OR IN AIRCRAFT, CONFLICTS OF CRIMINAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CRIMINAL LAW AND ADMINISTRATION, AND CRIMES AGAINST THE LAW OF NATIONS. ALSO DEALT WITH ARE MOVEMENTS TOWARD UNIFICATION OF PENAL LAW, THE NUREMBERG TRIALS, THE EICHMAN CASE, INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS, EXTRADITION LAW, RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN PENAL JUDGEMENTS, GENOCIDE, PROPOSALS FOR WORLD HABEAS CORPUS, FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, AND FOR A UNITED NATIONS CODE OF OFFENSES AGAINST THE PEACE AND SECURITY OF MANKIND. THE SIGNIFICANT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS DEALING WITH CRIMINAL MATTERS ARE FULLY REPRODUCED.