Cultural Defences at the International Criminal Court

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-88897-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 132 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 179 g

Cultural defences, i.e. claims that certain aspects of a defendant’s cultural background should be taken into consideration by courts when adjudicating on their guilt or innocence, have been raised before domestic courts in a variety of jurisdictions. This has been a very sensitive and controversial issue. However, the issue of cultural defences at international tribunals is one that has not yet been fully explored. The main objective of this book is to analyse if the International Criminal Court can, and should, accommodate cultural defences as answers to legal charges, or if the Court should accommodate cultural considerations in other ways.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Higgins, Noelle

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Strafverfahrens- und -prozessrecht, Strafverteidigung und Opferschutz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. The Cultural Defence; Its Use and Abuse; 3. The ICC Statute; A Culture Clash?; 4. Defences at the ICC; 5. ICC Practice; 6. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Noelle Higgins is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Maynooth University Department of Law, Ireland.