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Imagining justice for Syria / Beth Van Schaack ; general editor, Michael N. Schmitt ; managing editors, Shane R. Reeves, Winston S. Williams, Sasha Radin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Van Schaack, Beth, author.
- Series:
- Lieber studies ; volume 4.
- Oxford scholarship online
- The Lieber studies series ; volume 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Assad, Bashar, 1965-.
- Assad, Bashar.
- Syria--Politics and government.
- Syria.
- International Criminal Court.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (492 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- Focused on the international community's response to the conflict in Syria, this is a book about the inexorable quest for justice, even in the face of seemingly impenetrable obstacles erected by actors intent on ensuring impunity. It features a number of creative ideas emerging from states and civil society actors intent on pursuing justice for atrocities in Syria.
- Contents:
- A short history of a long conflict : from revolution to atrocity
- The Security Council and international crimes in Syria : a study in dysfunction
- Deconstructing the would-be ICC referral : the politics of international justice in the Security Council
- Prospects for justice before the International Criminal Court
- A menu of models for accountability : options for an Ad Hoc Tribunal for Syria
- National courts step up : Syrian cases proceeding in domestic courts
- Civil suits : The utility of state responsibility and the law of tort
- Innovations in international criminal law documentation methodologies and institutions
- Transitional justice without transition : the international community's efforts in Syria.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-005597-9
- 0-19-005598-7
- 0-19-005599-5
- 9780190055967
- 9780190055998
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