1. The Human Rights Story -- 2. The Post-War World -- 3. The Rights of Humankind -- 4. Twenty-first Century Blues -- 5. War Law -- 6. An End to Impunity? -- 7. Slouching Towards Nemesis -- 8. The Balkan Trials -- 9. The International Criminal Court -- 10. The Case of General Pinochet -- Epilogue: After Kosovo -- App. A. Human Rights in History -- App. B. Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- App. C. Ratifications of UN Human Rights Conventions -- App. D. Excerpts from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Summary
"Geoffrey Robertson QC tells the dramatic story of how the human rights idea has come to dominate world politics, culminating in the decision to bomb Serbia for its crimes against humanity. Identifying a shift from diplomacy to law as the crucial post-Cold War development, Robertson reveals what else we can expect from the demand for global justice."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis
History
Human rights violations
International Criminal Court
International law
Justice
Overseas item
Sovereignty
Treaties and conventions
War crimes
Notes
Includes appendices
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-407)
