Book contents
- Modes of Liability in International Criminal Law
- Modes of Liability in International Criminal Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Biographies
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Cross-Cutting Issues
- Part I Individual Commission
- Part II Joint Commission
- Part III Participation
- Part IV Participating in Group Activities
- Part V Inchoate and Preparatory Acts
- 11 Attempt
- 12 Planning
- 13 Conspiracy
- 14 Incitement
- Part VI Other Forms of Responsibility
- Part VII Concluding Observations
- Index
- References
13 - Conspiracy
from Part V - Inchoate and Preparatory Acts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2019
- Modes of Liability in International Criminal Law
- Modes of Liability in International Criminal Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Biographies
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Cross-Cutting Issues
- Part I Individual Commission
- Part II Joint Commission
- Part III Participation
- Part IV Participating in Group Activities
- Part V Inchoate and Preparatory Acts
- 11 Attempt
- 12 Planning
- 13 Conspiracy
- 14 Incitement
- Part VI Other Forms of Responsibility
- Part VII Concluding Observations
- Index
- References
Summary
In theory, the mode of liability of conspiracy to commit large-scale atrocities could be considered an essential means of sanctioning the collective action of persons, in political or military leadership positions, who are involved in designing such atrocities. However, there is a growing tendency in ICL to limit the scope of application of conspiracy to the crime of genocide and to recognize it only under stringent conditions. This trend is based on the fact that criminalizing conspiracy could easily lead to collective punishment and possibly ‘guilt by association’, thereby violating the fundamental principle that criminal responsibility must be personal and individualized.
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- Modes of Liability in International Criminal Law , pp. 367 - 387Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019