Essays about: "World War II justice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words World War II justice.

  1. 1. Individual Criminal Responsibility for the Crime of Aggression: Tracking Down the Leaders of a State

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Nikola Hajdin; [2015]
    Keywords : leadership clause; unlawful use of force; international humanitarian law; international criminal law; Aggression; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Nuremberg Charter introduced the crime of aggression into international law. The American Chief Prosecutor Justice Robert Jackson gave a famous promise that offenders who commit acts of aggression shall be prosecuted and international criminal law would be applied against them. READ MORE

  3. 2. When Morality and Legislation Diverge. On the Disrespect for Legislative Measures Regarding Illegal File Sharing, As Seen in the Light of Vilhelm Lundstedt's and Karl Olivecrona's Theories.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Malin Dahl; [2011]
    Keywords : File sharing Copyright Morality Validity Civil Disobedience Fildelning; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : På vilka värderingar och grundläggande teorier baserar sig vårt rättsystem och vad är lagens bindande kraft? Hur kan dessa teorier förklara klyftan mellan moraliska regler och lagregler? Denna uppsats består av tre delar. De två första delarna [Kap. READ MORE

  4. 3. Current Development of the Concept of Genocide in the Jurisprudence of the Ad Hoc Tribunals and Its Possible Further Impact on the Practice of the International Criminal Court

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Iryna Marchuk; [2008]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Though the practice of genocide traces its roots back to the atrocities committed in the ancient times, however, the international community has shown its reluctance to acknowledge the existence of that horrific crime. The impunity for the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Young Turks of Ottoman Empire in 1915 had a significant impact on Adolf Hitler who referred to the Ottoman killings of Armenians in his political speeches justifying Nazi's brutal policy. READ MORE

  5. 4. Justice after Conflict : Human Rights in a Dilemma

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Niclas Ivarsson; [2008]
    Keywords : Post-Conflict Reconciliation; Restorative Justice; Human Rights; South Africa; Mänskliga rättigheter; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay explores the concept of restorative justice in post-conflict reconciliation environments. Through a human rights perspective the author sees a conflict between restorative justice and retributive justice. This is presented in a theoretical framework for post-conflict reconciliation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Prisoner of War or Unlawful Combatant : An Evolution of International Humanitarian Law

    University essay from Ekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jenny Östberg; [2006]
    Keywords : Prisoners of War; Unlawful Combatant; International Humanitarian Law; Guantánamo Bay; War on Terrorism; History; John Rawls; Constructivism;

    Abstract : The construction of International Humanitarian Law and the norms regarding protection of prisoners of war have evolved as a reaction to the horrors of war. After September 11 and the following war on terrorism the notion of POWs has been widely debated. READ MORE