The Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials
by Kevin Jon Heller, Gerry Simpson
Publisher: Oxford University Press 2013
ISBN/ASIN: 0199671141
ISBN-13: 9780199671144
Number of pages: 493
Description:
This book provides an essential resource for a more comprehensive overview, uncovering and exploring some of the lesser-known war crimes trials that have taken place in a variety of contexts: international and domestic, northern and southern, historic and contemporary. It analyses these trials with a view to recognising institutional innovations, clarifying doctrinal debates, and identifying their general relevance to contemporary international criminal law.
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