The Concept of Race in International Criminal Law

ISBN-13: 9781032089140 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 308 str.

Carola Lingaas

Opis

This book is the first comprehensive study of the concept of race in international criminal law. It explores the theoretical underpinnings for the crimes of genocide, apartheid, and persecution, and analyses all the relevant legal instruments, case law and scholarship.

Spis treści

1. Constructing race for international criminal law; 

2. Historical aspects of race;

3. The concept of race in the law of genocide;

4. The concept of race in the law of apartheid;

5. The concept of race in the law of persecution;

6. Conclusion;

O autorze

Carola Lingaas is an associate professor of law at VID Specialized University in Oslo (Norway). She holds a PhD in international criminal law from the University of Oslo. She has published within the areas of international criminal law, human rights law, and migration. In most of her research projects, Professor Lingaas draws on research from the social sciences for the interpretation of the law. Prior to joining academia, Carola Lingaas worked for several years for the Red Cross, nationally and internationally.