International criminal justice : legitimacy and coherence / edited by Gideon Boas, William A. Schabas, Michael P. Scharf.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boas, Gideon.

Schabas, William, 1950-

Scharf, Michael P., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International criminal law.

War crimes.

Criminal procedure (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

International criminal justice as a discipline throws up numerous conceptual issues, engaging disciplines such as law, politics, history, sociology, psychology to name but a few. This book addresses themes around international criminal justice from a mixture of traditional and more radical perspectives. While law, and in particular international law, is at the heart of much of the discussion around this topic, history, sociology and politics are invariably infused and, in some aspects of international criminal justice, are predominant elements. Fundamentally the exploration concerns questions

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; About the editors; Contributors; Preface; 1. What is international criminal justice?; 2. Order in the courtroom: the unique challenge of maintaining control of a war crimes trial; 3. Making war crimes trials work - balancing fairness and expedition; 4. Applied rights in international criminal law: defence counsel and the right to disclosure; 5. Complexities in prosecuting international crimes: the ICC Libyan warrants; 6. International criminal justice and the past

7. International criminal justice in historical context: the post-Second World War trials and modern international criminal justice8. Terrorism and international criminal law: questions of (in)coherence and (il)legitimacy; 9. The International Criminal Court and the complexities of international criminal justice; 10. Women and international criminal law: steps forward or dancing backward; 11. Have recent changes designed to benefit victims of international crimes added to the legitimacy of international criminal justice?; 12. International criminal justice and military perspectives; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-93894-4

1-78100-560-5

OCLC:

823720329