Since the Nuremberg trial, the crime of aggression has been considered one of the gravest international crimes. However, since the 1940s no defendants have been charged with this crime, with some states actively opposing the notion of punishing aggression. Criminal Responsibility for the Crime of Aggression explores the scope of criminal responsibility of individuals for crimes of aggression and asks why those responsible for aggression are not brought to justice. In its extensive analysis of international trials on aggression, and its synthesis of legal, political and historical rhetoric, this book offers broad insight into the criminal responsibility of individuals on a world stage.

Auteur

Patrycja Grzebyk is Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland.

Contenu

Introduction Part 1: Outlawing aggression
1. War as an institution of law 2. The notion of aggression Part 2: Criminalisation of aggression
  1. Legal basis for criminalising aggression 4. Trials of individuals charged with the crime of aggression 5. The scope of individual criminal responsibility Part 3: Difficulties and risks
    1. Procedural difficulties 7. Impact of aggression trials