The Trial of the Kaiser

William A. Schabas is professor of international law at Middlesex University in London. He is also professor of international human law and human rights at Leiden University, distinguished visiting faculty at Sciences Po in Paris, and honorary chairman of the Irish Centre for Human Rights. Professor Schabas holds BA and MA degrees in history from the University of Toronto and LLB, LLM and LLD degrees from the University of Montreal, as well as several honorary doctorates. He is the author of more than twenty books in the fields of human rights and international criminal law. Professor Schabas drafted the 2010 and 2015 United Nations quinquennial reports on the death penalty. He was a member of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Professor Schabas is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Royal Irish Academy since 2007.

• 1: The Power of the Beaten Path 2: 'Hang the Kaiser' 3: Kaiserdämmerung 4: Making the Case in International Law 5: Britain, France, and Italy Agree to Try the Kaiser 6: The Dutch are Divided 7: Aborted Kidnap 8: The Commission on Responsibilities 9: Prosecuting Crimes Against Peace 10: International Law and War Crimes 11: An International Criminal Court 12: The Council of Virgins 13: Finalising the Treaty of Versailles 14: Implementing Article 227 15: Readying the Case for Trial 16: The Kaiser in Limbo 17: Demand for Surrender 18: Was he Guilty?

Schabas's book is a meticulously researched, grippingly written, important work.