Accountability for human rights atrocities in international law : beyond the Nuremberg legacy /
By: Ratner, Steven R
Title By: Abrams, Jason S | Bischoff, James L
Material type: BookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.Edition: 3rd ed.Description: l, 483 p ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780199546664 (hardback : alk. paper); 9780199546671 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Crimes against humanityDDC classification: 345/.0235 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 345.0235 RA AC (Browse shelf) | Available | T0036305 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-472) and index.
Individual accountability for human rights abuses: historical and legal underpinnings -- Genocide and the imperfections 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: complicity, defenses, and other barriers to criminality -- Mechanisms for accountability: framing the issues -- The forum of first resort: national tribunals -- The progeny of Nuremberg: international criminal tribunals -- Non-prosecutorial options: investigatory commissions, civil suits, immigration measures, and lustration -- Developing the case: comments on evidence and judicial assistance -- Evidence: a dearth of uniform standards -- The Khmer Rouge rule over Cambodia: a historical overview -- Applying the law -- Engaging the mechanisms -- Striving for justice: the prospects for individual accountability.