AN APPRAISAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

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dc.contributor.authorALFA, Halima Ikuji
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-02T09:43:07Z
dc.date.available2017-02-02T09:43:07Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.descriptionDISSERTATION PRESENTED IN THE FACULTY OF LAW, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY OF LAWS-MPHIL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW, FACULTY OF LAW, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation entitled “An Appraisal of the Development of Legal Framework of Crimes against Humanity in International Law” aimed at examining the various constitutive legal instruments on the field of crimes against humanity in international law vis-à-vis the obligation of states to take practical measures to endure respect for the performance of such obligations under the various constitutive legal instruments. However, the justification for this research is that despite the fact that the term “crimes against humanity” has acquired enormous resonance in the legal and moral imaginations of the post-World War II which suggested that crimes against humanity are offences that aggrieved not only the victims and their own communities, but all human beings regardless of the community because such violate the very essence of the existence of humanity. Yet while the law limped lamely, the crime against humanity flourishes as if there is no law in existence, particularly of recent where there is an increase in violence at both local and international levels. For example, according to some estimates, nearly 170 million civilians have been subjected to genocide, war crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in the 21st century. In view of these events therefore the objective of this research is to identify the factors responsible for the prevalence of such crimes and to proffer solutions to the lapses identified (if any). In conclusion, it is recommended (among others) that there is the need for a specific international treaty on crimes against humanity which will provide a comprehensive definition of crimes against humanity; and by so doing it will harmonized constitutive elements of each of the crimes against humanity and promote greater certainty and uniformity in the development of the jurisprudence of the law of crimes against humanity. The sources of information relied upon here are relevant text materials, international instruments, domestic instruments, judicial authorities and internet materialsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8640
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectAPPRAISAL,en_US
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK,en_US
dc.subjectCRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY,en_US
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAW,en_US
dc.titleAN APPRAISAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN INTERNATIONAL LAWen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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