Humanness as a protected legal interest of crimes against humanity : conceptual and normative aspects / Rustam Atadjanov.

Humanness as a protected legal interest of crimes against humanity : conceptual and normative aspects / Rustam Atadjanov.

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Central to this book is the concept of humanity in international law. It traces the evolution of that concept within international law, studies the existing theories of crimes against humanity, and lays out its own theory based on an inclusive view of humanity

. Crimes against humanity are core crimes under international law; their modern definition is found in the Rome Statute. However, their protective scope remains unclear, with the exact meaning of

humanity

left undefined in law.0The proposed theory argues that

humanity

should be understood as

humanness

and crimes against humanity should be criminalised because humanness constitutes these crimes' valid protected interest. This volume offers an analysis of the German doctrine of Rechtsgut to justify the penalization of crimes against humanity at both domestic and international levels.

Asser Press,

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10.1007/978-94-6265-299-6 doi

9462652988

9789462652989

9789462652996 (electronic bk.)

9462652996 (electronic bk.)

9462652988

9789462652989

International criminal justice series, 2352-6726 ; volume 22

International criminal justice series ; v. 22.