Review of Mohamed Elewa Badar, The Concept of Mens Rea in International Criminal Law

Review of MOHAMED ELEWA BADAR, THE CONCEPT OF MENS REA IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW (2013), Rutgers Criminal Justice Books Reviews, available at https://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/the-concept-of-mens-rea/ (2014).

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Margaret M. deGuzman

Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law

Abstract

In The Concept of Mens Rea In International Criminal Law: The Case for a Unified Approach, Mohamed Badar makes an important contribution to the literature through a comprehensive review of mens rea law in many of the world’s national legal systems and at international criminal courts and tribunals. Professor Badar demonstrates that in all of these contexts, theorists, legislators, and judges have struggled mightily to identify the appropriate mental states to justify the infliction of punishment. He also illuminates the historical trajectory of the concept beginning as far back as the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi.

Keywords: International criminal court, international criminal law, mens rea, comparative criminal law, criminal law

JEL Classification: K10, K14, K33, K41, N40

Suggested Citation

deGuzman, Margaret M., Review of Mohamed Elewa Badar, The Concept of Mens Rea in International Criminal Law. Review of MOHAMED ELEWA BADAR, THE CONCEPT OF MENS REA IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW (2013), Rutgers Criminal Justice Books Reviews, available at https://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/the-concept-of-mens-rea/ (2014)., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3660091

Margaret M. DeGuzman (Contact Author)

Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law ( email )

1719 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
United States

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