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The birth of the new justice : the internationalization of crime and punishment, 1919-1950 / Mark Lewis.

Author/creator Lewis, Mark, 1968-
Other author/creatorAmerican Council of Learned Societies.
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Descriptionxii, 346 pages ; 24 cm.
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Subject(s)
Series Oxford studies in modern European history
Oxford studies in modern European history.
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 301-333) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013942200
ISBN9780199660285
ISBN019966028X

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