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A Brief History of International Criminal Law and International Criminal CourtPrior to World War I

A Brief History of International Criminal Law and International Criminal Court: Prior to World War I [Over the past 500 years, the global community has sought numerous ways to address the most serious crimes that concerned and equally horrified the whole world. Bassiouni even argues that there is evidence of a tribunal that held individuals responsible for war crimes in Greece in 405 BC. Schabas joins this view, saying, “War criminals have been prosecuted at least since the time of ancient Greece, and probably well before that.” Others also refer to similar examples from ancient China, India, and Japan. Therefore, it could be argued that the world has always shown an interest in and a desire for a superior judicial body with the power to address the most heinous crimes, given that such crimes have always been committed.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Brief History of International Criminal Law and International Criminal CourtPrior to World War I

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
ISBN
978-1-137-56735-2
Pages
9 –23
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-56736-9_2
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[Over the past 500 years, the global community has sought numerous ways to address the most serious crimes that concerned and equally horrified the whole world. Bassiouni even argues that there is evidence of a tribunal that held individuals responsible for war crimes in Greece in 405 BC. Schabas joins this view, saying, “War criminals have been prosecuted at least since the time of ancient Greece, and probably well before that.” Others also refer to similar examples from ancient China, India, and Japan. Therefore, it could be argued that the world has always shown an interest in and a desire for a superior judicial body with the power to address the most heinous crimes, given that such crimes have always been committed.]

Published: Apr 18, 2017

Keywords: International Criminal Court; International Criminal; Rome Statute; International Crime; Geneva Convention

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