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Judging War Criminals

The Politics of International Justice

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  • © 1999

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  1. Yves Beigbeder

    1. Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Humanitarian Law: From Normative Thrust to Criminal Enforcement

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 1-26

  3. The Nuremberg Precedent

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 27-49

  4. The Tokyo Trial

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 50-75

  5. The Hidden, Denied and Unpunished Mass Crimes

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 76-103

  6. Truth and Reconciliation

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 104-124

  7. Impunity, National Justice and Foreign Courts

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 125-136

  8. International Peoples’ Tribunals

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 137-145

  9. The International Tribunal for Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 146-168

  10. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 169-185

  11. The Slow Birth of an International Criminal Court

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 186-199

  12. International Justice and Politics

    • Yves Beigbeder
    Pages 200-204

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 205-230
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In June 1998, diplomats met in Rome to draft the Statute of an International Criminal Court. Based on the precedents of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals and of the War Crimes Tribunals for Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the new Court will judge individuals, not States. Unpunished mass slaughters have occurred in many countries. National justice is often ineffective. Truth and reconciliation commissions complement but do not replace justice. International 'Peoples' Tribunals have no international legitimacy. It is hoped that a permanent, international criminal court may combat impunity and deter more crimes.

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'In his latest offering, Judging War Criminals: The Politics of International Justice , Beigbeder brings his wealth of experience and obvious passion for justice to bear on an in-depth study and analysis of the development of individual responsibility in international criminal law...Beigbeder achieves a laudable symmetry between promoting his vision for international justice, sharing his rich experience and insight, and providing a rigorous analysis of the development of individual responsibility in international criminal law.' - Estelle Dehon, Politikon

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  • Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland

    Yves Beigbeder

About the author

YVES BEIGBEDER, M.Sc.Ed, PhD. (Public Law), was legal secretary to the French Judge at the Military War Criminals Tribunal in Nuremberg in 1946. Since 1986, he has lectured on international organizations and administration for UNITAR as a Senior Fellow, and for Universities in Paris, Geneva and North America. He currently teaches at Webster University in Geneva. He has written several books and articles on UN and other international organizations, on international administration and on the international civil service.

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