Human rights law
TitleHuman rights law
Author
Call number940.5318/0385
Object number06034at
Place of publicationOxford, England
PublisherOxford University Press
Year of publication
2010
Physical descriptionpp709-721
MaterialArticle
Series titleOxford handbooks
ISBN9780199211869
NotesArticle from the book ' The Oxford Handbook of Holocaust Studies' pp709-721
Description
Argues that the Charter of the International Military Tribunal broke with traditional international law by mandating 'individual responsibility' for crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Contends that making the world safer for human rights are reform of the Security Council, creation of an international rapid response force, spread of democracy and a reduction of poverty