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Building the International Criminal Court
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written by Benjamin N. Schiff, 1952- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008), 322 page(s)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first and only standing international court capable of prosecuting genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. This book analyzes the ICC, melding historical perspective, international relations theories, and observers' insights to explain the Court's origins, c...
written by Benjamin N. Schiff, 1952- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008), 322 page(s)
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Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics, Inside Rebellion: The Politics of Insurgent Violence
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written by Jeremy M. Weinstein, fl. 2006, in Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 430 page(s)
This book presents a theory to account for the different strategies pursued by rebel groups in civil war, explaining why patterns of insurgent violence vary so much across conflicts. It does so by examining the membership, structure, and behavior of four insurgent movements in Uganda, Mozambique, and Peru.
written by Jeremy M. Weinstein, fl. 2006, in Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 430 page(s)
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Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, War Crimes in Internal Armed Conflicts
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written by Eve La Haye, fl. 2008, in Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008), 446 page(s)
Does international law make individuals responsible for perpetrating war crimes during civil wars? If so, how can that responsibility be enforced? Eve La Haye discusses the feasibility of national and international prosecutions and the means to bring to justice those who have committed such crimes.
written by Eve La Haye, fl. 2008, in Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008), 446 page(s)
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From Nuremberg to The Hague: The Future of International Criminal Justice
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edited by Philippe Sands, 1960- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2003), 208 page(s)
Based on five lectures organized jointly by Matrix Chambers and the Wiener Library in London between April and June 2002. Leading experts examine the evolution of international criminal justice from World War II through to today. An intelligent and thought-provoking book, accessible to specialists and non-speciali...
edited by Philippe Sands, 1960- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2003), 208 page(s)
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Genocide in International Law: The Crime of Crimes (Second Edition)
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written by William A. Schabas, fl. 2004 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 2000), 761 page(s)
This second edition of the authoritative guide to the interpretation and application of genocide in international law reviews the drafting and interpretation of the 1948 Genocide Convention and considers the definition of genocide, forms of commission of the crime, defences to charges of genocide and responsibilit...
written by William A. Schabas, fl. 2004 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 2000), 761 page(s)
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Making Sense of Mass Atrocity
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written by Mark Osiel, fl. 2004 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009), 277 page(s)
Responsibility for mass atrocity is always shared, yet criminal law prefers to blame particular individuals for isolated acts. Is such law, therefore, constitutionally unable to make any sense of the most catastrophic conflagrations of our time? Drawing on the experience of several prosecutions, this book, trencha...
written by Mark Osiel, fl. 2004 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009), 277 page(s)
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Writing History in International Criminal Trials
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written by Richard Ashby Wilson, 1953- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2011), 273 page(s)
Why do international criminal tribunals write histories of the origins and causes of armed conflicts? Richard Ashby Wilson conducted empirical research with judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and expert witnesses in three international criminal tribunals to understand how law and history are combined in the co...
written by Richard Ashby Wilson, 1953- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2011), 273 page(s)
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