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Standing Up for Justice - The Challenges of Trying Atrocity Crimes (Hardcover)
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Standing Up for Justice - The Challenges of Trying Atrocity Crimes (Hardcover)
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This is a book about international criminal justice written by one
of its foremost practitioners and academic thinkers, Judge Theodor
Meron. For two decades, Judge Meron has been at the heart of the
international criminal justice system, serving as President of the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),
President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal
Tribunals, and a Judge of the Appeals Chambers of the ICTY and the
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Drawing on this
experience, and his life and career before serving as an
international judge, Judge Meron reflects on some of the key
questions facing the international criminal justice system. In the
opening chapter, Judge Meron writes vividly about his childhood
experiences in Poland during World War II, his education, career
with the Israeli Foreign Ministry, and subsequent move into
academia in the United States. The book continues with Meron's
reflections on what it means to transform from a law professor into
an international criminal judge, and shifts focus to the criminal
courtroom, addressing topics such as the judicial function, the
rule of law, and the principle of fairness in trying atrocity
crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Judge
Meron discusses judicial independence and impartiality in
international criminal courts, shedding light on the mystery of
judicial decision-making and deliberations. Notably, he addresses
the controversial subjects of acquittals and the early release of
prisoners. Although acquittals are often seen as a failure of
international justice, Judge Meron argues that legal principle must
come before any extraneous purpose, however desirable that purpose
may be. Finally, the book looks ahead at the challenges facing the
future of international justice and accountability, and discusses
the all-important question: does international criminal justice
work?
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