Yves Beigbeder

International Criminal Tribunals

Justice and Politics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book summarizes the work of international criminal courts focusing on the political challenges faced by them. It is a practical, comprehensive manual on the origin and development of international criminal justice and includes the criminal tribunals of Nuremberg, Tokyo, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, East Timor, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Lebanon, Iraq.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-33330-1
• 1st ed. 2011
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781349333301
• ISBN-10: 1349333301
• Artikelnr.: 45077759

Autorenporträt

YVES BEIGBEDER served at the Nuremberg Tribunal in 1946. After a long career as a senior official in UN organizations, he lectured on international law and organizations for UNITAR in Geneva, Switzerland and various other European and North American universities. He is a member of the European Society of International Law and the Academic Council on the UN System.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The Pioneers: The Nuremberg and Tokyo Military Tribunals PART I: THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda PART II: THE MIXED NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COURTS Special Panels for Serious Crimes in Dili, East Timor (now Timor-Leste) The Special Court for Sierra Leone The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia The Special Tribunal for Lebanon PART III: THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Statute, Mandate and Structure Referrals and Investigations PART IV: NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE The Iraq Special Tribunal The Delayed Trial of Hissene Habré Conclusion