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The Crime of Aggression - The Quest for Justice in an Age of Drones, Cyberattacks, Insurgents, and Autocrats (Hardcover)
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The Crime of Aggression - The Quest for Justice in an Age of Drones, Cyberattacks, Insurgents, and Autocrats (Hardcover)
Series: Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity
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A gripping behind-the-scenes account of the dramatic legal fight to
hold leaders personally responsible for aggressive war On July 17,
2018, starting an unjust war became a prosecutable international
crime alongside genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
Instead of collective state responsibility, our leaders are now
personally subject to indictment for crimes of aggression, from
invasions and preemptions to drone strikes and cyberattacks. The
Crime of Aggression is Noah Weisbord's riveting insider's account
of the high-stakes legal fight to enact this historic legislation
and hold politicians accountable for the wars they start. Weisbord,
a key drafter of the law for the International Criminal Court,
takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most consequential
legal dramas in modern international diplomacy. Drawing on in-depth
interviews and his own invaluable insights, he sheds critical light
on the motivations of the prosecutors, diplomats, and military
strategists who championed the fledgling prohibition on unjust
war-and those who tried to sink it. He untangles the complex
history behind the measure, tracing how the crime of aggression was
born at the Nuremberg trials only to fall dormant during the Cold
War, and he draws lessons from such pivotal events as the collapse
of the League of Nations, the rise of the United Nations, September
11, and the war on terror. The power to try leaders for unjust war
holds untold promise for the international order, but also great
risk. In this incisive and vitally important book, Weisbord
explains how judges in such cases can balance the imperatives of
justice and peace, and how the fair prosecution of aggression can
humanize modern statecraft.
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