Beschreibung:
Systematic examination of international decisions on acts engaging the criminal law reveals an emerging human rights approach to the acceptability, or not, of criminalization. This book provides an in-depth characterization of the reasoning and principles that underpin those decisions.
Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. An International Human Rights Law Approach; Chapter Three. Rights In Criminal Theory; Chapter Four. Crime And Criminalization Obligations In International Human Rights Law; Chapter Five. Criminalization In Human Rights Treaties; Chapter Six. Criminalization In Human Rights Cases; Chapter Seven. Reasoning In Criminalization Cases; Chapter Eight. Differences Between Criminal Theory And An International Human Rights Law Approach; Chapter Nine. The Value Of International Human Rights Law For Criminal Theory; Chapter Ten. Conclusion