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War Crimes and Justice: A Reference Handbook
A thorough introduction to the laws of war, the savagery of war crimes, and the international system that demands justice. How do you speak of the unspeakable and defend the indefensible?
Author(s) | By Howard Ball. |
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Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 259 |
Published in | United States |
Published | 15 Nov 2002 |
Availability | Not yet available |
A thorough introduction to the laws of war, the savagery of war crimes, and the international system that demands justice. How do you speak of the unspeakable and defend the indefensible?
War crimes - an introduction; the pursuit of justice - current issues, controversies, and possible solutions; international laws of war - a chronology of major treaties and events in armed conflicts that triggered their adoption, 1856-2002; war crimes - p
Howard Ball is professor of law at Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT, and professor of political science and University Scholar Emeritus at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. His published works include ABC-CLIO's The USA Patriot Act and U.S.