Steven R. Ratner, Jason S. Abrams, James L. Bischoff

Gebundenes Buch

Accountability for Human Rights Atrocities in International Law

Beyond the Nuremberg Legacy

Beschreibung

This book explores the promise and limitations of international criminal law as a means of enforcing international human rights and humanitarian law. It analyses the principal crimes, such as genocide and crimes against humanity, and appraises the mechanisms developed to bring individuals to justice.

Autor

Steven R. Ratner is Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He was previously the Albert Sidney Burleson Professor in Law at the University of Texas School of Law (Austin) and an Attorney-Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. State Department. Jason S. Abrams is a consultant to the United Nations. He has served as Legal Officer, Policy Coordination Officer and Consultant to the United Nations. His work has included private international matters involving UN Headquarters and Peacekeeping Missions, landmines, and management reform initiatives. Earlier in his career, Mr. Abrams was an Attorney-Adviser for the U.S. Department of State. James L. Bischoff is an Attourney-Advisor in the Office of the Legal Advisor of the United Nations Department of State. He previously worked as an Associate Legal Officer at the ICTY and served on the Secretariat of the standing committee charged with proposing amendments to the Tribunal's Rules of Procedure and Evidence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• 3. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 534
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 960g
• ISBN-13: 9780199546664
• ISBN-10: 0199546665
• Artikelnr.: 26524337