Accountability for Human Rights Atrocities in International Law: Beyond the Nuremberg Legacy

Bischoff, James,Abrams, Jason,Ratner, Steven R.

ISBN 10: 0199546665 / ISBN 13: 9780199546664

Published by Oxford University Press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Accountability for Human Rights Atrocities in International Law: Beyond the Nuremberg Legacy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199546665
• ISBN 13: 9780199546664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The fall of dictatorial regimes and the eruption of destructive civil conflicts around the world have led to calls for holding individuals accountable for human rights atrocities. This book offers a comprehensive study of the promise and limitations of international criminal law as a means of enforcing international human rights and humanitarian law. It provides a searching analysis of the principal crimes under the law of nations, such as genocide and crimes against humanity and an appraisal of the most important prosecutorial and other mechanisms developed to bring individuals to justice. After applying their conclusions in a detailed case study, the authors offer a series of compelling conclusions on the prospects for accountability.

This fully updated new edition also contains expanded coverage of the increasing numbers of international criminal trials including the cases of Bosnia, Serbia, and East Timor. It also explores individual accountability for terrorist acts and accountability for acts undertaken in the name of counter-terrorism policy, and provides expanded coverage of aggression and crimes against peace.

About the Author

Steven R. Ratner, is Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
Jason S. Abrams, Consultant to the United Nations
James L. Bischoff, Attorney-Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the United States Department of State