Towards an understanding of “crimes againsthumanity” since Nuremberg

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Published: Nov 17, 2011
Issue: Vol. 13 No. 2 (2011)
Section Foreign author


Keywords: Nuremberg trials , crimes against humanity , International Criminal Court , war crimes , crimes against peace. Juicios de Nuremberg , crímenes contra la humanidad , Corte Penal Internacional , crímenes de guerra , crímenes contra la paz. Juízos de Nuremberg , crimes contra a humanidade , Corte Penal Internacional , crimes de guerra , crimes contra a paz

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Rainer Huhle
Fundador y miembro del Consejo de Directores del Nuremberg Human Right Center

Abstract

This article makes an historical analysis of the manner in which crimes againsthumanity have acquired an independent status from crimes of war and aggressionever since the concept was first introduced in discussions between the Allies duringthe establishment of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. It describes themanner in which the concept has evolved and been discussed in several internationalbodies, and how it was finally included in the Rome Statute of the International CriminalCourt. The article shows how the Nuremberg trials have a fundamental legaland historical meaning in that they institutionalized individual responsibility for anew category of crimes before an international tribunal. It also shows how after theNuremberg trials, crimes against humanity have been gradually withdrawn fromthe competency of government sovereignty to become a matter for the internationalcommunity of nations.
Author Biography

Rainer Huhle, Fundador y miembro del Consejo de Directores del Nuremberg Human Right Center

Fundador y miembro del Consejo de Directores del Nuremberg Human Right Center; Vicepresidente dela Junta de Administración del German Institute of Human Right.
How to Cite
Huhle, R. (2011). Towards an understanding of “crimes againsthumanity” since Nuremberg. Estudios Socio-Jurídicos, 13(2), 43–76. Retrieved from https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/sociojuridicos/article/view/1760
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