Crime and human rights : criminology of genocide and atrocities / Joachim J. Savelsberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savelsberg, Joachim J., 1951-

Series:

Compact criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crimes against humanity.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

viii, 130 pages : map ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Los Angeles : SAGE, 2010.

Summary:

For advanced students in criminology and researchers and policy makers working with human rights issues, this volume explores the criminological context of human rights violations and the mechanisms developed, especially since World War II for dealing with atrocities in an international legal framework. The work is divided into sections covering trends in controlling human rights violations, criminological contributions to the study of human rights violations, and strategies for fighting violations. Individual chapters discuss the history of abuses and responses and develop a dialog about the role of criminologists in the fight against and prosecution of human rights crimes. Savelsberg is a professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-123) and index.

ISBN:

9781847879240

1847879241

184787925X

9781847879257

OCLC:

491930190