Punishing Atrocities through a Fair Trial: International Criminal Law From Nuremberg To The Age Of Global Terrorism

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Synopsis
Over the past decades, international criminal law has evolved to become the operative norm for addressing the worst atrocities. Tribunals have conducted hundreds of trials addressing mass violence in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and other countries to bring to justice perpetrators of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

But international courts have struggled to hold perpetrators accountable for these offenses while still protecting the fair trial rights of defendants. Punishing Atrocities through a Fair Trial explores this tension, from criticism of the Nuremberg Trials as 'victor's justice' to the accusations of political motivations clouding prosecutions today by the International Criminal Court. It explains why international criminal law must adhere to transparent principles of legality and due process to ensure its future as a legitimate and viable legal regime.

Provides a new framework for conceptualizing developments in international criminal law.

Discusses various aspects of fairness in international criminal proceedings.

Highlights the tension between accountability and due process when prosecuting atrocities.

Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
200 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781108652452
Related ISBNs:
9781107094550, 9781107094550
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
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Copyrighted By:
Jonathan Hafetz
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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