A reflection on the phrase "widespread or systematic" as part of the definition of crimes against humanity
Author zone:
Avitus A. Agbor
In:
Shielding humanity : essays in international law in honour of Judge Abdul G. Koroma
Editor:
Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, 2015
Physical description:
p. 352-378
Languages:
English
General Note:
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Abstract:
This paper examines the definition of crimes against humanity and argues that the inclusion of a caveat - "widespread or systematic" - descriptive of the attack implicitly speaks of crimes against humanity as group crimes which require the existence of a joint criminal enterprise for their planning, preparation or commission.
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