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International Criminal Tribunals

Justice and Politics

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  • © 2011

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  1. Yves Beigbeder
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 1-19

  3. The Pioneers: The Nuremberg and Tokyo Military Trials

    1. The Pioneers: The Nuremberg and Tokyo Military Trials

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 20-48

  4. The International Tribunals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 51-84

    3. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 85-106

  5. The Mixed National/International Courts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. Special Panels for Serious Crimes in East Timor — Now Timor-Leste

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 109-124

    3. The Special Court for Sierra Leone

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 125-144

    4. The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 145-169

    5. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 170-183

  6. The International Criminal Court

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. The International Criminal Court (1): Statute, Mandate and Structure

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 187-208

    3. The International Criminal Court (2): Referrals and Investigations

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 209-243

  7. National Criminal Justice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245
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    2. The Iraqi Special Tribunal

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 247-263

    3. The Delayed Trial of Hissène Habré

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 264-273

  8. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Yves Beigbeder
      Pages 274-283

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 284-338
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About this book

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.

About the author

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.

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