- Title Pages
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- William Schabas
- 1 Human Rights and International Criminal Justice in the Twenty-First Century
- 2 William Schabas, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and International Human Rights Law
- 3 The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as a Victim-Oriented Treaty
- 4 The Politics of Sectarianism and Its Reflection in Questions of International Law and State Formation in the Middle East
- 5 International Law and the Death Penalty
- 6 The UN Optional Protocol on the Abolition of the Death Penalty
- 7 The Right to Life and the Progressive Abolition of the Death Penalty
- 8 Progress and Trend of the Reform of the Death Penalty in China
- 9 Criminal Law Philosophy in William Schabas’s Scholarship
- 10 Is the ICC Focusing Too Much on Non-State Actors?
- 11 The Principle of Legality at the Crossroads of Human Rights and International Criminal Law
- 12 Revisiting the Sources of Applicable Law before the ICC
- 13 The ICC as a Work in Progress, for a World in Process
- 14 Legacy in International Criminal Justice
- 15 Torture by Private Actors and ‘Gold-Plating’ the Offence in National Law
- 16 Secrets and Surprises in the <i>Travaux Préparatoires</i> of the Genocide Convention
- 17 Perspectives on Cultural Genocide
- 18 Crimes against Humanity
- 19 A New Global Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity Future Prospects
- 20 Justice outside of Criminal Courtrooms and Jailhouses
- 21 Toward Greater Synergy between Courts and Truth Commissions in Post-conflict Contexts
- 22 International Criminal Tribunals and Cooperation with States
- 23 The Arc toward Justice <i>and</i> Peace
- 24 The Maintenance of International Peace and Security through Prevention of Atrocity Crimes
- 25 Law and Film
- 26 The Role of Advocates in Developing International Law
- 27 Bill the Blogger
- Index
A New Global Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity Future Prospects
A New Global Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity Future Prospects
- Chapter:
- (p.375) 19 A New Global Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity Future Prospects
- Source:
- Arcs of Global Justice
- Author(s):
Leila Nadya Sadat
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter asks why––and whether––the international community should finally codify crimes against humanity in an international convention, particularly given its recent inclusion in the Statute of the International Criminal Court. It considers the normative foundations and practical application of crimes against humanity by international and national courts, and how a new treaty might strengthen both the preventive and punishment dimensions of national and international responses to these crimes. It is a particularly appropriate contribution to a volume in honour of William Schabas, for he has been a member of the steering committee for the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative from the very beginning. Professor Schabas is a leading expert on international criminal law, the international criminal court, and international human rights law, and his contributions to the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative have been vital to the project’s success.
Keywords: crimes against humanity, complementarity, international law commission, crime prevention, International Criminal Court
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- Title Pages
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- William Schabas
- 1 Human Rights and International Criminal Justice in the Twenty-First Century
- 2 William Schabas, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and International Human Rights Law
- 3 The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as a Victim-Oriented Treaty
- 4 The Politics of Sectarianism and Its Reflection in Questions of International Law and State Formation in the Middle East
- 5 International Law and the Death Penalty
- 6 The UN Optional Protocol on the Abolition of the Death Penalty
- 7 The Right to Life and the Progressive Abolition of the Death Penalty
- 8 Progress and Trend of the Reform of the Death Penalty in China
- 9 Criminal Law Philosophy in William Schabas’s Scholarship
- 10 Is the ICC Focusing Too Much on Non-State Actors?
- 11 The Principle of Legality at the Crossroads of Human Rights and International Criminal Law
- 12 Revisiting the Sources of Applicable Law before the ICC
- 13 The ICC as a Work in Progress, for a World in Process
- 14 Legacy in International Criminal Justice
- 15 Torture by Private Actors and ‘Gold-Plating’ the Offence in National Law
- 16 Secrets and Surprises in the <i>Travaux Préparatoires</i> of the Genocide Convention
- 17 Perspectives on Cultural Genocide
- 18 Crimes against Humanity
- 19 A New Global Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity Future Prospects
- 20 Justice outside of Criminal Courtrooms and Jailhouses
- 21 Toward Greater Synergy between Courts and Truth Commissions in Post-conflict Contexts
- 22 International Criminal Tribunals and Cooperation with States
- 23 The Arc toward Justice <i>and</i> Peace
- 24 The Maintenance of International Peace and Security through Prevention of Atrocity Crimes
- 25 Law and Film
- 26 The Role of Advocates in Developing International Law
- 27 Bill the Blogger
- Index
