Selected Aspects of the Creation and Development of the Rules of International Law for the Prosecution of War Criminals
Selected Aspects of the Creation and Development of the Rules of International Law for the Prosecution of War Criminals

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this contribution is to present the progressive development of international legal standards of prosecution of war crimes and those who committed them within the first half of the twentieth century. In this period also international law had to respond inevitably to the two global conflicts marked by the crimes against humanity and war aggression. We focus on the dominant questions of the legal regulations of warfare, war crimes in international treaties. Emphasis was put on concrete examples from legal history that contributed to advancing the issue in international forum. Essential role was played by proficient lawyers whose names are indelibly imprinted in legal history.

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