This book traces the evolution of crimes against humanity ‎(‎CAH‎)‎ and their application from the end of World War I to the present day‎,‎ in terms of both historic legal analysis and subject‎-matter content‎.‎ The first part of the book addresses general issues pertaining to the categorization of CAH in normative jurisprudential and doctrinal terms‎.‎ This is followed by an analysis of the specific contents of CAH‎,‎ describing its historic phases going through international criminal tribunals‎,‎ mixed model tribunals and the International Criminal Court‎.‎ The book examines the general parts and defenses of the crime‎,‎ along with the history and jurisprudence of both international and national prosecutions‎.‎ For the first time‎,‎ a list of all countries that have enacted national legislation specifically directed at CAH is collected‎,‎ along with all of the national prosecutions that have occurred under national legislation up to 2010‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ M‎.‎ Cherif Bassiouni
• Publisher‎:‎ Cambridge University Press
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781107459366