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The Making of International Criminal Justice - A View from the Bench: Selected Speeches (Hardcover)
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The Making of International Criminal Justice - A View from the Bench: Selected Speeches (Hardcover)
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There has been a quiet revolution over the course of the past
quarter century in the prosecution of individuals for war crimes
before international courts. Until recently, and with a few notable
exceptions in the wake of World War II, violations of the laws of
war and international humanitarian law were addressed primarily as
claims between states. However, this approach has changed radically
in just the last twenty years, as the international community has
increasingly accepted the idea of individual criminal
responsibility for violations of international humanitarian law.
The International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and
Rwanda have played a key role in this transformation and, as the
trailblazers for a growing number of new international or hybrid
criminal courts, in establishing the field of international
criminal justice and encouraging the national prosecution of war
crimes. Understanding the Tribunals' origins, their ground-breaking
jurisprudence, and how they have addressed critical legal and
practical challenges is essential to understanding both the
revolution that has occurred over the past twenty years and how
international criminal law will change and grow in the years ahead.
As a leading scholar on humanitarian law, past President of the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and
Appeals Judge for both the Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals, Theodor
Meron has observed and influenced the development of international
criminal law as it has evolved from a mostly academic exercise to a
cornerstone of the new international legal order. In this
collection of speeches delivered during his first decade on the
bench, he offers an insightful overview of the foundations of
international criminal law as well as a unique, insider's
perspective on the challenges faced by international criminal
tribunals, their creation of a corpus of substantive and procedural
law regarding everything from sentencing and self-representation to
the law of genocide and the protection of prisoners of war, the
contributions of other international courts, and the
responsibilities of international jurists. Judge Meron's personal
reflections and unparalleled experience in international criminal
justice make this volume as rewarding for experts as it is for the
general public.
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