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 -- 11. The Guernica paradox : bombing for humanity -- Epilogue -- Appendices A-E