The Laws and Principles of Secondary Liability

Name: The Laws and Principles of Secondary Liability
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781009685931
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Author: Göran Sluiter et al.
ISBN: 9781009685931

By Göran Sluiter et al.

Coming Soon Cambridge University Press Available October 2026

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ISBN-13: 9781009685931
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: October 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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In today's interconnected world, international crimes and serious human rights violations are rarely committed without the crucial support of secondary actors – be they individuals, corporations, or States. This is the first book to analyze how these secondary actors may be held legally responsible for contributing to such crimes. Drawing on a six-year international research collaboration, it brings together the work of 44 legal scholars to examine and compare diverse approaches to secondary liability across criminal law, civil law, human rights law, and State responsibility. Real-world examples – such as arms trading and financial support – illuminate the complex realities of complicity. The book stands out for its clear identification of legal concepts, its rigorous evaluation and comparison of existing laws against human rights and theoretical underpinnings, and its recommendations to recalibrate the law of secondary liability to bolster legal certainty and for the protection of human rights.

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Introduction; Part I. Theoretical Foundations of Secondary Liability:; 1. Basic deontological conception of secondary liability; 2. Consequentialist foundations for secondary liability; 3. Critical moral theories; 4. Overall conclusions and guideposts; Part II. Secondary Liability under International Human Rights Law:; 5. Introduction; 6. The obligation to hold complicit actors accountable under suppression conventions; 7. The obligation to hold complicit actors accountable under human rights conventions; 8. Regulating corporate conduct under IHRL; 9. Limits to accountability of complicit actors under human rights law?; 10. Overall conclusion and benchmarks; Part III. Secondary Liability in Criminal Law:; 11. Introduction; 12. Argentina; 13. Canada; 14. China; 15. Egypt; 16. France; 17. Germany; 18. International criminal tribunals; 19. India; 20. Iraq; 21. Israel; 22. Japan; 23. The Netherlands; 24.
Russia: 25. South Africa; 26. United Kingdom; 27. United States; 28. General principles of secondary liability in criminal law; 29. Overall conclusions and guideposts; Part IV. Secondary Liability in Civil Law:; 30. Introduction to civil law and secondary liability; 31. Argentina; 32. Australia; 33. Canada; 34. China; 35. Egypt; 36. France; 37. Germany; 38. India; 39. Iraq; 40. Israel; 41. The Netherlands; 42. Russia; 43. South Africa; 44. United Kingdom; 45. United States; 46. Civil law and secondary liability: comparative reflections; Part V. State Responsibility and Secondary Liability:; 47. State responsibility for complicity in the commission of international crimes, serious violations of human rights and mass atrocities; 48. State responsibility for contributions not qualifying as complicity and the role of due diligence; Part VI. Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation:; 49. Introduction; 50. International history of due diligence: a north-south divide on the domain of legislation; 51. Canada; 52. Chile; 53. India; 54. Italy; 55. Nigeria; 56. The Netherlands; 57. United Kingdom; 58. Secondary liability and due diligence: comparative notes; Part VII. Conclusion:; 59. Introduction; 60. Theoretical framework; 61.
Human rights law framework: 62. Criminal law and secondary liability; 63. Civil law; 64. State responsibility; 65. Corporate human rights due diligence legislation