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Valentin Jeutner

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Pirates in Suits: Carl Schmitt, ‘Ordinary Businessmen’ and Crimes of Aggression

Author

  • Valentin Jeutner

Summary, in English

The article critically appraises Carl Schmitt’s 1945 expert opinion on The International Crime of the War of Aggression and the Principle ‘nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege’. Each element of Carl Schmitt’s expert opinion is subjected to close scrutiny and contextualised with references, where appropriate, to the icc’s recently acquired jurisdiction to try crimes of aggression. It is shown that Schmitt’s legal arguments are on the whole tenable but that the expert opinion’s assumptions about the position of the ability of ‘ordinary’ citizens to assess their own actions are very problematic.

Department/s

  • Public International Law
  • Human Rights Law
  • Department of Law

Publishing year

2019-08

Language

English

Pages

459-487

Publication/Series

Nordic Journal of International Law

Volume

88

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Topic

  • Law

Keywords

  • International law
  • Internationell rätt

Status

Published

Research group

  • Public International Law
  • Human Rights Law

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0902-7351