ISBN: 9780198712954

As international criminal courts and tribunals have proliferated and international criminal law is increasingly seen as a key tool for bringing the world''s worst perpetrators to account,… More...

As international criminal courts and tribunals have proliferated and international criminal law is increasingly seen as a key tool for bringing the world''s worst perpetrators to account, the controversies surrounding the international trials of war criminals have grown. War crimes tribunalshave to deal with accusations of victors'' justice, bad prosecutorial policy and case management, and of jeopardizing fragile peace in post-conflict situations. In this exceptional book, one of the leading writers in the field of international criminal law explores these controversial issues in amanner that is accessible both to lawyers and to general readers.Professor William Schabas begins by considering the discipline of international criminal law, outlining the differing approaches to the description of international crimes and examining the frequent claims relating to the retroactive application of these crimes. The book then discusses therelationship between genocide and crimes against humanity, studying the fascination with what Schabas calls the ''genocide mystique''. International criminal tribunals have often been stigmatized as an exercise in victors'' justice. This book traces how this critique developed and the difficulty itposes to the identification of situations for prosecution by the International Criminal Court. The claim that amnesty for international crimes is prohibited by international law is challenged, with a more nuanced approach to the relationship between justice and peace being proposed. Throughout thebook there is a strong historical perspective, with constant reference to the early experiments in international justice at Nuremberg and Tokyo. The work also analyses the growing pains of the International Criminal Court as it enters its second decade. Books List_Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

ISBN: 9780198712954

As international criminal courts and tribunals have proliferated and international criminal law is increasingly seen as a key tool for bringing the world's worst perpetrators to account, … More...

As international criminal courts and tribunals have proliferated and international criminal law is increasingly seen as a key tool for bringing the world's worst perpetrators to account, the controversies surrounding the international trials of war criminals have grown. War crimes tribunals have to deal with accusations of victors' justice, bad prosecutorial policy and case management, and of jeopardizing fragile peace in post-conflict situations. In this exceptional book, one of the leading writers in the field of international criminal law explores these controversial issues in a manner that is accessible both to lawyers and to general readers. Professor William Schabas begins by considering the discipline of international criminal law, outlining the differing approaches to the description of international crimes and examining the frequent claims relating to the retroactive application of these crimes. The book then discusses the relationship between genocide and crimes against humanity, studying the fascination with what Schabas calls the 'genocide mystique'. International criminal tribunals have often been stigmatized as an exercise in victors' justice. This book traces how this critique developed and the difficulty it poses to the identification of situations for prosecution by the International Criminal Court. The claim that amnesty for international crimes is prohibited by international law is challenged, with a more nuanced approach to the relationship between justice and peace being proposed. Throughout the book there is a strong historical perspective, with constant reference to the early experiments in international justice at Nuremberg and Tokyo. The work also analyses the growing pains of the International Criminal Court as it enters its second decade. Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

ISBN: 9780198712954

Paperback, [PU: Oxford University Press], As international criminal justice has grown in prominence, so have the challenges facing it. This book discusses the unresolved questions and dil… More...

Paperback, [PU: Oxford University Press], As international criminal justice has grown in prominence, so have the challenges facing it. This book discusses the unresolved questions and dilemmas confronted by international war crimes courts. These include the controversies surrounding prosecutorial policy, the tension between peace and justice, and accusations of victor's justice., Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing, International Relations, War Crimes, International Law, International Criminal Law, International Courts & Procedures, Criminal Law & Procedure<

2014, ISBN: 9780198712954

Justice, Politics, and Rights at the War Crimes Tribunals, Buch, Softcover, [PU: Oxford University Press], Oxford University Press, 2014

2014, ISBN: 9780198712954

Justice, Politics, and Rights at the War Crimes Tribunals, Softcover, Buch, [PU: Oxford University Press]