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Read [Geoffrey Robertson Book] * Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice Online ! PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice When it was first published in 1999, Crimes Against Humanity called for a radical shift from diplomacy to justice in international affairs. In vivid, non-legalese prose, leading human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson made a riveting case for holding political and military leaders accountable in international courts for genocide, torture, and mass murder.Since then, fearsome figures such as Charles Taylor, Laurent Gbagbo, and Ratko Mladic have been tried in international criminal court, an
| Title | : | Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.90 (755 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1595588604 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 864 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
When it was first published in 1999, Crimes Against Humanity called for a radical shift from diplomacy to justice in international affairs. In vivid, non-legalese prose, leading human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson made a riveting case for holding political and military leaders accountable in international courts for genocide, torture, and mass murder.Since then, fearsome figures such as Charles Taylor, Laurent Gbagbo, and Ratko Mladic have been tried in international criminal court, and a global movement has rallied around the human rights framework of justice. By rendering a complex debate accessible, Robertson once again provides an essential guide for anyone looking to understand human rights and how to work toward a more complete blueprint for justice.. In substantial new chapters, Robertson covers the protection of war correspondents,
His clients have ranged from Salman Rushdie to Mike Tyson, and he is currently defending Julian Assange. Geoffrey Robertson was the first president of the Sierra Leone Special Court (which indicted Charles Taylor) and has delivered important rulings on the illegality of recruiting child soldiers and the invalidity of amnesties. He was appointed as a distinguished jurist mem
About the AuthorGeoffrey Robertson was the first president of the Sierra Leone Special Court (which indicted Charles Taylor) and has delivered important rulings on the illegality of recruiting child soldiers and the invalidity of amnesties. His clients have ranged from Salman Rushdie to Mike Tyson, and he is currently defending Julian Assange. He was appointed as a distinguished jurist member of the UN’s Justice Council in 2008, and he acted for Human Rights Watch in the Pinochet case. Robertson lives in London.
T. Washington said Global human rights- where we've been and how far do we have to go!. Recent events since this book's original publication(back in 1999) have only shown just how incredibly topical "Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle For Global Justice" is- 9/11, the subsequent toppling of first the Taliban and then Saddam's Baathist regime in Iraq, the controversy over "enemy/unlawful combatants"
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