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The rise and fall of war crimes trials : from Charles I to Bush II /

"This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the politics of war crimes trials. It provides a systematic and theoretically rigorous examination of whether these trials are used as tools for political consolidation or whether justice is their primary purpose. The consideration of cases begi...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Charles Anthony
Formato: Printed Book
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Assuntos:
Sumário:
  • Introduction
  • Antecedents and origins of war crimes tribunals
  • The institutionalization of war crimes tribunals
  • Domestication of war crimes tribunals
  • Third-party war crimes tribunals
  • Globalization of war crimes tribunals through the International Criminal Court
  • The fall of war crimes tribunals: Afghanistan, Iraq, and the war on terror
  • Conclusion.