| Description |
xxxv, 368 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Individual accountability for human rights abuses: historical and legal underpinnings -- Genocide and the imperfection of codification -- Crimes against humanity and the inexactitude of custom -- War crimes and the limitations of accountability for acts in armed conflict -- Other abuses incurring individual responsibility under international law -- Expanding and contracting culpability: related crimes, defenses, and other barriers to criminality -- Mechanisms of accountability: framing the issues -- The forum of first resort: national tribunals -- The progeny of Nuremberg: international criminal tribunal -- Non-prosecutorial options: investigatory commissions, civil suits, and immigration measures -- Developing the case: comments on evidence and judicial assistance -- The Khmer Rouge rule over Cambodia: a historical overview -- Applying the law -- Engaging the mechanisms -- Striving for justice: the prospects for individual accountability |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p341-360. _ Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 341-360. - Includes index |
| Subject |
Crimes against humanity.
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Criminal liability (International law)
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Genocide.
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Human rights.
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International crimes.
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Political atrocities.
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| Author |
Abrams, Jason S.
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| LC no. |
97014441 |
| ISBN |
0198265506 |
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