Justice for Crimes Against Humanity

by Mark Lattimer (Editor), Philippe Sands (Editor)

Overview

The aim of this book is to assess recent developments in international law seeking to bring an end to impunity by bringing to justice those accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841135687
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/01/2006
Edition description:	UK ed.
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

Mark Lattimer is the Executive Director of Minority Rights Group International, an NGO which seeks to protect the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide.
Philippe Sands QC is Professor of Law at University College London, and has also taught at Boston College School of Law, Cambridge University and New York University Law School.

Table of Contents

	List of contributors	xiii
	Introduction	1
Part I	Atrocity, Impunity, Justice
1	From Nuremberg to Rome: A Personal Account	31
2	Universal Jurisdiction: New Uses for an Old Tool	47
3	Immunities for Heads of State: Where Do We Stand?	73
4	Their Atrocities and Our Misdemeanours: The Reticence of States to Try Their 'Own Nationals' for International Crimes	107
Part II	Justice in International and Mixed Law Courts
5	The International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda	145
6	The Collection and Admissibility of Evidence and the Rights of the Accused	161
7	The Permanent International Criminal Court	173
8	Striking a Balance: Mixed Law Tribunals and Conflicts of Jurisdiction	213
Part III	Justice in National Courts
9	Pursuing Crimes Against Humanity in the United States: The Need for a Comprehensive Liability Regime	239
10	Criminal Responsibility in the UK for International Crimes Beyond Pinochet	271
11	Civil Reparation in National Courts for Victims of Human Rights Abuse	283
12	National Action Challenged: Sovereignty, Immunity and Universal Jurisdiction before the International Court of Justice	303
Part IV	Perspectives From Practitioners
13	Personal Perspectives	335
13.1	PW Botha Before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Process	336
13.2	Prosecuting Hastings Banda in Malawi	347
13.3	The Contribution of International Tribunals to the Development of International Criminal Law	354
13.4	UK Prosecutions for Crimes Under International Law	365
13.5	The UN Human Rights Machinery and International Criminal Law	372
13.6	Using Universal Jurisdiction to Combat Impunity	376
Part V	Conclusion
14	Enforcing Human Rights through International Criminal Law	387
	Appendices
	UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984	419
	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, 1998	430
	Select Bibliography	495
	Index	501

Editorial Reviews

"...serves as a good source of insight into the past and present development of international criminal justice in relation to crimes against humanity." --Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 5, No. 1

"This book is one of the most important contributions to the understanding of recent developments around issues relating to international as well as domestic criminal justice, from both a policy and a moral point of view." --Criminal Law Forum

"This is a welcome collection of papers on criminal justice both at the international and the national level.
this is a book which fills many gaps and adds considerable value by discussing wider policy and moral issues; it is to be recommended to all who are interested in the development of international criminal justice." --International Affairs

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