The Peacemaking Process After the Great War and the Origins of International Criminal Law Stricto Sensu
Year: 2019
Author: Kreß, Claus
German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 62 (2019), Iss. 1 : pp. 163–188
Abstract
Over two parts, this article explores the wider significance of the peacemaking process on the evolution of international criminal law and international criminal justice. First, it shows that the Paris experience has brought to light two problems which continue to haunt us at the present time: political resistance to the individualisation of responsibility after a conflict between collective entities, and the question of group-based selectivity of criminal proceedings. Secondly, the article explains why the peacemaking process after the Great War constitutes the prologue to, rather than the birth of, international criminal law stricto sensu – this body of international legal rules being understood as providing, on behalf of the international community as a whole, for criminal sanctions in cases of violations of a limited number of fundamental international legal rules of conduct.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/gyil.62.1.163
German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 62 (2019), Iss. 1 : pp. 163–188
Published online: 2019-01
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 26
Keywords: History of International (Criminal) Law Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Sèvres Immunities and International Criminal Law Ius Puniendi of the International Community
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| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claus Kreß\nThe Peacemaking Process After the Great War and the Origins of International Criminal Law Stricto Sensu | 163 | ||
| I. Introduction | 163 | ||
| II. Paris After the Great War and the Early Encounter of Two Fundamental Challenges for International Criminal Law | 166 | ||
| A. The Individualisation of Responsibility in Case of a Conflict Between Collective Entities | 166 | ||
| B. The Selectivity of the Proceedings | 170 | ||
| III. The Place of Paris in the History of International Criminal Law | 163 | ||
| A. Not the Birth of International Criminal Law stricto sensu … | 163 | ||
| 1. The Anglo-French and US-American Divide | 163 | ||
| 2. The Reflection of the United States’ Script in Articles 227 to 230 | 163 | ||
| 3. The Treaties of Sèvres and Lausanne | 163 | ||
| 4. The League of Nation’s Appraisal | 163 | ||
| B. The Prologue to International Criminal Law Stricto Sensu’s Appearance on the International Legal Scene | 163 | ||
| IV. Conclusion | 164 |