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The birth of the new justice : the internationalization of crime and punishment, 1919-1950

Title
The birth of the new justice : the internationalization of crime and punishment, 1919-1950 / Mark Lewis.
Author
Lewis, Mark, 1968-
Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Description
xii, 346 pages; 24 cm
Series Statement
Oxford studies in modern European history
Uniform Title
Oxford studies in modern European history.
Subject
International criminal law > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-333) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Nineteenth century precursors of an international criminal legal system -- 2. The birth of the new justice at the Paris Peace Conference -- 3. Crimes against humanity and crimes of denationalization : the victory of political expediency over justice -- 4. Blueprints for international criminal courts and their political rejection in the 1920s -- 5. International terrorism in the 1920s and '30s : the response of European states through the League of Nations and the attempt to create an international criminal court -- 6. The search for a victim-centered new justice, 1942-1946 : the World Jewish Congress and the Institute of Jewish Affairs -- 7. The Genocide Convention : the gutting of preventative measures, 1946-48 -- 8. Revisiting the Geneva Conventions, 1946-49 : synthesizing the old and new justice -- Epilogue -- Conclusion.
Call Number
JFE 16-10081
ISBN
  • 9780199660285
  • 019966028X
  • 9780191757716
  • 0191757713
LCCN
2013942200
OCLC
856981098
Author
Lewis, Mark, 1968- author.
Title
The birth of the new justice : the internationalization of crime and punishment, 1919-1950 / Mark Lewis.
Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
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Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Oxford studies in modern European history
Oxford studies in modern European history.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-333) and index.
Local Note
AUTH: CUNY. REV DISS. IMPACT OF PARIS PEACE CONF. ON DEV. OF LAWS, INTL COURTS & LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS
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