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008			171108s2017 enk b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781107039506
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dDLC _dUK-LoPHL
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100	1		_aLiivoja, Rain _eauthor. _9113054
245	1	0	_aCriminal jurisdiction over armed forces abroad / _cRain Liivoja with a foreword by Eyal Benvenisti.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2017.
300			_axxxi, 301 pages
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_aRain Liivoja explores why, and to what extent, armed forces personnel who commit offences abroad are prosecuted under their own country's laws. After clarifying several conceptual uncertainties in the doctrine of jurisdiction and immunities, he applies the doctrine to the extraterritorial deployment of service personnel. Comparing the law and practice of different states, the author shows the sheer breadth of criminal jurisdiction that countries claim over their service personnel. He argues that such claims disclose a discrete category of jurisdiction, with its own scope and rationale, which can be justified as a matter of international law. By distinguishing service jurisdiction as a distinct category, the analysis explains some of the peculiarities of military criminal law and also provides a basis for extending national criminal law to private military contractors serving the state. This book is essential for scholars and practitioners in international and criminal law, especially in military contexts.
650		0	_aArmed Forces in foreign countries. _960838
650		0	_aCriminal jurisdiction. _928356
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