The Tokyo International Military Tribunal - A Reappraisal (Hardcover, New)

The Tokyo International Military Tribunal (IMT) is not frequently discussed in the literature on international criminal law, and it is often thought that it was little more (and possibly less) than a footnote to the Nuremberg proceedings. This work seeks to dispel this widely-held belief, by showing the way in which the Tokyo IMT was both similar and different to its Nuremberg counterpart, the extent to which the critiques of the Tokyo IMT have purchase, and the Tribunal's contemporary relevance. The book also shows how the IMT needs to be treated, not just as one overarching entity, but also as being made up of different sets of people, who made up the prosecution, the defense and the judges. These different groups disagreed with each other, at times over the way in which the trial should proceed, and the book shows how each had an impact on the proceedings.
The book is a comprehensive legal analysis of the Tokyo IMT, covering its law, theory, practice and the lessons it may teach to those prosecuting and defending international crimes today. It also places the trial in its political and historical context. The work is based in part of extensive archival research undertaken by the authors, which has unearthed large quantities of documents that have previously been ignored by those who have studied the Tribunal.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2008
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	Neil Boister • Robert Cryer
Dimensions:	242 x 160 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	376
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-927852-7
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > International criminal law Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Law > International law > Settlement of international disputes > International courts & procedures Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > War crimes > General Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-19-927852-0
Barcode:	9780199278527

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