The Principle of Legality in International and Comparative Criminal Law

by Kenneth S. Gallant

Book Overview

This book fills a major gap in the scholarly literature concerning international criminal law, comparative criminal law, and human rights law. The principle of legality (non-retroactivity of crimes and punishments and related doctrines) is fundamental to criminal law and human rights law. Yet this is the first book-length study of the status of legality in international law - in international criminal law, international human rights law, and international...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521187605
• ISBN13: 9780521187602
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"