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The Principle of Legality in International and Comparative Criminal Law

By Kenneth S. Gallant

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780511480591
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4661861 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Edition
1
Pages
632\632
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36
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Description

This book fills a major gap in the scholarly literature concerning international criminal law, comparative criminal law, and human rights law. The principle of legality (non-retroactivity of crimes and punishments and related doctrines) is fundamental to criminal law and human rights law. Yet this is the first book-length study of the status of legality in international law - in international criminal law, international human rights law, and international humanitarian law. This is also the first book to survey legality/non-retroactivity in all national constitutions, developing the patterns of implementation of legality in the various legal systems (e.g., Common Law, Civil Law, Islamic Law, Asian Law) around the world. This is a necessary book for any scholar, practitioner, and library in the area of international, criminal, comparative, human rights, or international humanitarian law.

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