springer.com Law : International Criminal Law MacNeil, Gillian Legality Matters Crimes Against Humanity and the Problems and Promise of the Prohibition on Other Inhumane Acts Proposes a new approach to understanding retroactive criminal law drawing on the work of Lon L. Fuller Focusses on the ill-defined crime against humanity proscription of other inhumane acts, an underexamined area of crimes against humanity Draws on domestic criminal law theory to propose solutions to interpretive problems raised by crimes against humanity This book examines the way international criminal courts and tribunals have interpreted the crimes against humanity proscription of other inhumane acts. This clause is consistently used in spite of the long list of more specific offences forbidden as crimes against humanity. The volume proposes that the current approach is based on a misunderstanding of the nature of T.M.C. Asser Press the clause. Properly understood, the clause is an invitation to courts to create and apply 1st ed. 2021, XIII, 196 p. 2 retroactive criminal laws. This leads to a problem. A prohibition on the use of retroactive 1st illus. criminal laws, one which admits no exceptions, is deeply embedded in international law. The edition author argues that it is time to revisit the assumption that retroactive criminal laws can never be deployed in a fair legal system. Drawing lessons from an exploration on the way the prohibition on retroactive laws is applied in practice, she proposes a new framework for Printed book understanding the clause proscribing the commission of other inhumane acts. This book will Hardcover be of relevance to anyone interested in international criminal law or criminal law theory. Gillian MacNeilis Assistant Professor at Robson Hall, the Faculty of Law of the University of Manitoba Printed book in Winnipeg, Canada. Hardcover ISBN 978-94-6265-442-6 $ 149,99 Order online at springer.com/booksellers Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC Available 233 Spring Street Discount group New York, NY 10013 Professional Books (2) USA Product category T: +1-800-SPRINGER NATURE (777-4643) or 212-460-1500 Monograph [email protected] Series International Criminal Justice Series Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted. Americas: Tax will be added where applicable. Canadian residents please add PST, QST or GST. Please add $5.00 for shipping one book and $ 1.00 for each additional book. Outside the US and Canada add $ 10.00 for first book, $5.00 for each additional book. If an order cannot be fulfilled within 90 days, payment will be refunded upon request. Prices are payable in US currency or its equivalent. ISBN 978-94-6265-442-6 / BIC: LBBZ / SPRINGER NATURE: SCR19040 Part of .