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“Crimes against humanity are as old as humanity itself.” This rather well-known phrase has been in popular use by those who research issues related to crimes under international law .
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Obviously implying “mankind” in this particular quoted phrase.
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Altman 2012, pp. 307–308.
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Those questions were actually borrowed from one of the conceptual theories reviewed in the same chapter, proposed by Massimo Renzo; see Chap. 4. Renzo generally does not apply this dichotomy to describe other theories of crimes against humanity but I found it to be quite useful and logical for this purpose which is reflected in the chapter’s structure, content and logic.
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See for further argumentation in this regard Cryer et al. 2010, pp. 241–242; ICTY, Prosecutor v. Tadić, Opinion and Judgment, 7 May 1997, IT-94-1-T, para 638; ICTY, Prosecutor v. Kordić and Čerkez, Judgment, 26 February 2001, IT-95-14/2, para 180.
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The full and updated information on the Crimes against Humanity Initiative is available at the following link: http://law.wustl.edu/harris/crimesagainsthumanity/. Accessed 26 November 2018. The text of the draft Convention in seven languages is available at http://law.wustl.edu/harris/crimesagainsthumanity/?page_id=1553. Accessed 26 November 2018. Updated information on the activities, sessions and texts of the ILC regarding crimes against humanity and the draft Convention is available at http://legal.un.org/ilc/summaries/7_7.shtml. Accessed 26 November 2018.
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See the draft text of the Proposed International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity (Preamble, para 13 and explanatory n. 8) available in English at http://law.wustl.edu/harris/cah/docs/EnglishTreatyFinal.pdf. Accessed 26 November 2018.
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Cited in Matthee et al. 2013, p. 70.
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Atadjanov, R. (2019). Conclusion. In: Humanness as a Protected Legal Interest of Crimes Against Humanity. International Criminal Justice Series, vol 22. T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-299-6_7
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