Aut dedere aut judicare: The Duty to Extradite or Prosecute in International Law /
Bassiouni, M. Cherif,
Aut dedere aut judicare: The Duty to Extradite or Prosecute in International Law / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise. - 1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrations. - Human Rights and Humanitarian Law - Book Archive pre-2000 . - Human Rights and Humanitarian Law - Book Archive pre-2000. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- Preface / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §1 Introduction: The Principle Aut Dedere Aut Judicare / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §2 The Principle in International Conventions / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §3 The Case for Customary Status / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §4 The Principle Aut Dedere Aut Judicare and the Hypothesis of a Civitas Maxima / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §5 Evidence of Customary Status / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §6 The Principle as a Rule of Jus Cogens / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- Part II Introductory Note / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §1 The Prohibition Against Aggression / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §2 War Crimes / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §3 Unlawful Use of Weapons / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §4 Crimes Against Humanity / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §5 The Prohibition Against Genocide / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §6 Racial Discrimination and Apartheid / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §7 Slavery and Related Crimes / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §8 The Prohibition Against Torture / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §9 Unlawful Human Experimentation / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §10 Piracy / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §11 Aircraft Hijacking and Related Offenses / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §12 Crimes Against the Safety of International Maritime Navigation / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §13 Use of Force Against Internationally Protected Persons / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §14 Taking of Civilian Hostages / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §15 Drug Offenses / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §16 International Traffic in Obscene Publications / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §17 Protection of National and Archaeological Treasures / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §18 Environmental Protection / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §19 Theft of Nuclear Materials / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §20 Unlawful Use of the Mails / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §21 Interference with Submarine Cables / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §22 Counterfeiting / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §23 Corrupt Practices in International Commercial Transactions / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §24 Mercenarism / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- B. Procedural Instruments / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §1 United Nations / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §2 Council of Europe / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §3 Organization of American States / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- Back Matter -- List of Documents Discussed / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- Index / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise.
The emergence of a global community is accompanied by a realization that greater cooperation is essential to its welfare. This is particularly true in the area of crime prevention and control. The increase in international, transnational, transboundary and national crime has contributed to a genuine growth in the body of international criminal law. The most effective way to combat such crimes is for states to accept an obligation to try international criminal law offenders before their own courts or surrender them for trial before the courts of another state or an international court. Until such time as an effective system of international criminal justice is established, the duty to prosecute or extradite will remain the foundation for international criminal law enforcement. This book examines in detail the variety of international instruments which impose a duty to prosecute or to extradite. It asks how far this duty goes and whether one aspect of this obligation supersedes the other, and whether it can now be regarded as an obligation imposed by general international law. In discussing these questions, the book provides a highly illuminating account of the basic postulates of international criminal law and their relationship to competing visions of the nature of the international legal order. There is an evident need for international law to settle some of these questions. The ICJ, for example, needs to address the question in the case brought before it by Libya against the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Moreover, it will be a question of some significance with respect to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Lastly, the prospect of a permanent international criminal court presently before the United Nations, is, in part, dependent on the effectiveness of aut dedere aut judicare . The two authors who address these difficult questions have contributed to the advancement of international law in general, and international criminal law in particular. They have produced a book which is a balanced blend of scholarly research and legal analysis.
English
9789004642676
110.1163/9789004642676 DOI
Extradition.
International crimes.
International criminal law.
K5445.4
341.4/88
Aut dedere aut judicare: The Duty to Extradite or Prosecute in International Law / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise. - 1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrations. - Human Rights and Humanitarian Law - Book Archive pre-2000 . - Human Rights and Humanitarian Law - Book Archive pre-2000. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- Preface / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §1 Introduction: The Principle Aut Dedere Aut Judicare / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §2 The Principle in International Conventions / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §3 The Case for Customary Status / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §4 The Principle Aut Dedere Aut Judicare and the Hypothesis of a Civitas Maxima / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §5 Evidence of Customary Status / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §6 The Principle as a Rule of Jus Cogens / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- Part II Introductory Note / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §1 The Prohibition Against Aggression / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §2 War Crimes / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §3 Unlawful Use of Weapons / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §4 Crimes Against Humanity / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §5 The Prohibition Against Genocide / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §6 Racial Discrimination and Apartheid / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §7 Slavery and Related Crimes / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §8 The Prohibition Against Torture / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §9 Unlawful Human Experimentation / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §10 Piracy / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §11 Aircraft Hijacking and Related Offenses / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §12 Crimes Against the Safety of International Maritime Navigation / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §13 Use of Force Against Internationally Protected Persons / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §14 Taking of Civilian Hostages / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §15 Drug Offenses / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §16 International Traffic in Obscene Publications / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §17 Protection of National and Archaeological Treasures / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §18 Environmental Protection / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §19 Theft of Nuclear Materials / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §20 Unlawful Use of the Mails / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §21 Interference with Submarine Cables / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §22 Counterfeiting / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §23 Corrupt Practices in International Commercial Transactions / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §24 Mercenarism / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- B. Procedural Instruments / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §1 United Nations / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §2 Council of Europe / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- §3 Organization of American States / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- Back Matter -- List of Documents Discussed / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise -- Index / M. Cherif Bassiouni and Edward M. Wise.
The emergence of a global community is accompanied by a realization that greater cooperation is essential to its welfare. This is particularly true in the area of crime prevention and control. The increase in international, transnational, transboundary and national crime has contributed to a genuine growth in the body of international criminal law. The most effective way to combat such crimes is for states to accept an obligation to try international criminal law offenders before their own courts or surrender them for trial before the courts of another state or an international court. Until such time as an effective system of international criminal justice is established, the duty to prosecute or extradite will remain the foundation for international criminal law enforcement. This book examines in detail the variety of international instruments which impose a duty to prosecute or to extradite. It asks how far this duty goes and whether one aspect of this obligation supersedes the other, and whether it can now be regarded as an obligation imposed by general international law. In discussing these questions, the book provides a highly illuminating account of the basic postulates of international criminal law and their relationship to competing visions of the nature of the international legal order. There is an evident need for international law to settle some of these questions. The ICJ, for example, needs to address the question in the case brought before it by Libya against the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Moreover, it will be a question of some significance with respect to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Lastly, the prospect of a permanent international criminal court presently before the United Nations, is, in part, dependent on the effectiveness of aut dedere aut judicare . The two authors who address these difficult questions have contributed to the advancement of international law in general, and international criminal law in particular. They have produced a book which is a balanced blend of scholarly research and legal analysis.
English
9789004642676
110.1163/9789004642676 DOI
Extradition.
International crimes.
International criminal law.
K5445.4
341.4/88