Judgment day : judicial decision making at the international criminal tribunals / Rosa Aloisi, Trinity University, San Antonio, James Meernik, University of North Texas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aloisi, Rosa, author.

Meernik, James David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International criminal courts.

Judgments.

Judicial power.

Criminal procedure (International law).

Human rights.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 243 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

System Details:

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PDF

Summary:

This book demonstrates how, after many years of inactivity after the World War II tribunals, judges at the Yugoslav, Rwanda and Sierra Leone tribunals, and to a lesser extent the International Criminal Court, have seized the opportunity to develop international law on war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Meernik and Aloisi argue that judges are motivated by a concern for human rights protection and the legacy of international criminal justice. They have progressively expanded the reach of international law to protect human rights and have used the power of their own words to condemn human rights atrocities. Judges have sentenced the guilty to lengthy and predictable terms in prison to provide justice, deterrence of future violations and even to advance peace and reconciliation. On judgment day, we show that judges have sought to enhance the power of international justice.

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ISBN:

9781316779835

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