Aggression and crimes against peace / Larry May.

Author/creator May, Larry
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Descriptionx, 356 pages ; 24 cm.
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SeriesPhilosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict series
Philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict series. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Introduction : between the horrors and necessity of war -- Grotius and contingent pacifism -- International solidarity and the duty to aid -- The principle of priority or first strike -- The principle of just cause -- The principle of proportionality -- Custom and the Nuremberg "precedent" -- Prosecuting military and political leaders -- Prosecuting civilians for complicity : The Krupp -- Defining state aggression -- Act and circumstance in the crime of aggression -- Individual mens rea and collective liability -- Humanitarian interventions -- Terrorist aggression --Defending international criminal trials for aggression.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 343-350) and index.
LCCN 2007037935
ISBN9780521894319 (hardback)
ISBN052189431X (hardback)
ISBN9780521719155 (pbk.)
ISBN0521719151 (pbk.)