Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Maps
- Crimes Against Humanity Initiative: Steering Committee
- Biographies of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Crimes Against Humanity and the Responsibility to Protect
- 1 History of Efforts to Codify Crimes Against Humanity
- 2 The Universal Repression of Crimes Against Humanity before National Jurisdictions
- 3 Revisiting the Architecture of Crimes Against Humanity
- 4 The Bright Red Thread
- 5 Gender-Based Crimes Against Humanity
- 6 “Chapeau Elements” of Crimes Against Humanity in the Jurisprudence of the UN Ad Hoc Tribunals
- 7 The Definition of Crimes Against Humanity and the Question of a “Policy” Element
- 8 Ethnic Cleansing as Euphemism, Metaphor, Criminology, and Law
- 9 Immunities and Amnesties
- 10 Modes of Participation
- 11 Terrorism and Crimes Against Humanity
- 12 Crimes Against Humanity and the International Criminal Court
- 13 Crimes Against Humanity and the Responsibility to Protect
- 14 Re-enforcing Enforcement in a Specialized Convention on Crimes Against Humanity
- 15 Why the World Needs an International Convention on Crimes Against Humanity
- Appendices
- I Proposed International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity
- II Proposition de Convention Internationale sur la Prévention et la Répression des crimes contre l'humanité
- III A Comprehensive History of the Proposed International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity
- Testimonials and Endorsements
- Index
I - Proposed International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 June 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Maps
- Crimes Against Humanity Initiative: Steering Committee
- Biographies of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Crimes Against Humanity and the Responsibility to Protect
- 1 History of Efforts to Codify Crimes Against Humanity
- 2 The Universal Repression of Crimes Against Humanity before National Jurisdictions
- 3 Revisiting the Architecture of Crimes Against Humanity
- 4 The Bright Red Thread
- 5 Gender-Based Crimes Against Humanity
- 6 “Chapeau Elements” of Crimes Against Humanity in the Jurisprudence of the UN Ad Hoc Tribunals
- 7 The Definition of Crimes Against Humanity and the Question of a “Policy” Element
- 8 Ethnic Cleansing as Euphemism, Metaphor, Criminology, and Law
- 9 Immunities and Amnesties
- 10 Modes of Participation
- 11 Terrorism and Crimes Against Humanity
- 12 Crimes Against Humanity and the International Criminal Court
- 13 Crimes Against Humanity and the Responsibility to Protect
- 14 Re-enforcing Enforcement in a Specialized Convention on Crimes Against Humanity
- 15 Why the World Needs an International Convention on Crimes Against Humanity
- Appendices
- I Proposed International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity
- II Proposition de Convention Internationale sur la Prévention et la Répression des crimes contre l'humanité
- III A Comprehensive History of the Proposed International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity
- Testimonials and Endorsements
- Index
Summary
Proposed International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity
Preamble
The States Parties to the present Convention,
Conscious that all people are united by common bonds and share certain common values,
Affirming their belief in the need to effectively protect human life and human dignity,
Reaffirming their commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations, outlined in its Charter, and to the universal human rights norms reflected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international instruments,
Mindful of the millions of people, particularly women and children, who over the course of human history have been subjected to extermination, persecution, crimes of sexual violence, and other atrocities that have shocked the conscience of humanity,
Emphasizing their commitment to spare the world community and their respective societies the recurrence of atrocities, by preventing the commission of crimes against humanity, and prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators of such crimes,
Determined to put an end to impunity for the perpetrators of crimes against humanity by ensuring their fair and effective prosecution and punishment at the national and international levels,
Recognizing that fair and effective prosecution and punishment of the perpetrators of crimes against humanity necessitates good faith and effective international cooperation.
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- Forging a Convention for Crimes against Humanity , pp. 359 - 402Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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