Accountability for Human Rights Atrocities in International Law

Beyond the Nuremberg Legacy

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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

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This book explores the promises and limitations of holding individuals accountable for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. It analyses the principal crimes under international law, such as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, and appraises both prosecutorial and other key 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 contains expanded coverage of national trials under universal jurisdiction, international criminal tribunals including the International Criminal Court, new hybrid tribunals in Cambodia and elsewhere, truth commissions, and lustration. It also explores individual accountability for terrorist acts and for abuses committed in the name of counter-terrorism policy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-01-29
Mått155 x 233 x 29 mm
Vikt798 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor536
Upplaga3
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780199546671

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PART I: SUBSTANTIVE LAW ; 1. Individual Accountability for Human Rights Abuses: Historical and Legal Underpinnings ; 2. Genocide and the Imperfections of Codification ; 3. Crimes Against Humanity and the Inexactitude of Custom ; 4. War Crimes and the Limitations of Accountability for Acts in Armed Conflict ; 5. Other Abuses Incurring Individual Responsibility under International Law ; 6. Expanding and Contracting Culpability: Complicity, Defenses, and Other Barriers to Criminality ; PART II: MECHANISMS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY ; 7. Mechanisms for Accountability: Framing the Issues ; 8. The Forum of First Resort: National Tribunals ; 9. The Progeny of Nuremberg: International Criminal Tribunals ; 10. Non-Prosecural Options: Investigatory Commissions, Civil Suits, Immigration Measures, and Lustration ; 11. Developing the Case: Comments on Evidence and Judicial Assistance ; 12. Developing the Case: Comments on Evidence and Judicial Assistance ; PART III: A CASE STUDY: THE ATTROCITIES OF THE KHMER ROUGE ; 12. The Khmer Rouge Rule over Cambodia: A Historical Overview ; 13. Applying the Law ; 14. Engaging the Mechanism ; PART IV: CONCLUSIONS ; 15. Striving for Justice: The Prospects for Individual Accountability ; Appendices

Review from previous edition Ratner and Abrams provide an incisive, knowledgeable, and comprehensive look at the substantive law and legal institutions that inhabit the intersection of international human rights law. The need to hold individuals responsible for abuses of human dignity in war and peace has lately assumed critical importance for the global community. This volume, with its searching appraisal of contemporary doctrinal issues as well as the promises and pitfalls of mechanisms for accountability, is a timely and essential resource for any scholar or practitioner with an interest in these areas of international law.