"limits of national amnesty legislation under international criminal law"

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Zyl Smit, Dirk
dc.contributor.authorStoltz, Anne Christine
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-06T09:27:39Z
dc.date.available2026-03-06T09:27:39Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.date.updated2026-03-06T09:23:43Z
dc.description.abstractInternational law traditionally refers to the actions of sovereign states as subjects of international law and thus provides no punishment for individuals. 1 It has however been established as a general rule since the Nuremberg trials2 after World War II that international law in certain cases also imposes duties and liabilities upon individuals as well as upon states. 3 The Court emphasised that violations of international law cart be committed by men and not by abstract entities. Therefore, the punishment of individuals coexists as a sanction next to the classic international liability for states for their wrongful acts. (torts and damages). The crimes individuals can be held liable for are the ones now held to be of international jurisdiction. The categories of offences were established by the Nuremberg trials, stating that war crimes, crimes against peace and crimes against humanity should be under international jurisdiction. There is, however no straightforward way in international law to deal with these issues.4 Historically, the international community taken as a whole has relied upon four alternative options for responding to such crimes.
dc.identifier.apacitationStoltz, A. C. (2000). <i>"limits of national amnesty legislation under international criminal law"</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42942en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationStoltz, Anne Christine. <i>""limits of national amnesty legislation under international criminal law"."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42942en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationStoltz, A.C. 2000. "limits of national amnesty legislation under international criminal law". . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42942en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Stoltz, Anne Christine AB - International law traditionally refers to the actions of sovereign states as subjects of international law and thus provides no punishment for individuals. 1 It has however been established as a general rule since the Nuremberg trials2 after World War II that international law in certain cases also imposes duties and liabilities upon individuals as well as upon states. 3 The Court emphasised that violations of international law cart be committed by men and not by abstract entities. Therefore, the punishment of individuals coexists as a sanction next to the classic international liability for states for their wrongful acts. (torts and damages). The crimes individuals can be held liable for are the ones now held to be of international jurisdiction. The categories of offences were established by the Nuremberg trials, stating that war crimes, crimes against peace and crimes against humanity should be under international jurisdiction. There is, however no straightforward way in international law to deal with these issues.4 Historically, the international community taken as a whole has relied upon four alternative options for responding to such crimes. DA - 2000 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - National amnesty legislation KW - Criminal law LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2000 T1 - "limits of national amnesty legislation under international criminal law" TI - "limits of national amnesty legislation under international criminal law" UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42942 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42942
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationStoltz AC. "limits of national amnesty legislation under international criminal law". []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42942en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Law and Society
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Law
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectNational amnesty legislation
dc.subjectCriminal law
dc.title"limits of national amnesty legislation under international criminal law"
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelLLM
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