War crimes : confronting atrocity in the modern world / David Chuter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chuter, David, author.

Series:

IISS studies in international security.

IISS Studies in International Security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War crimes.

Crimes against humanity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

War crimes typically are discussed in sensational terms or in the dry language of international law. In contrast, David Chuter brings clarity to this complex subject, exploring why atrocities occur and what can be done to identify perpetrators and bring them to justice. Chuter confronts the real horror of the murder, rape, and torture that are subsumed under the dispassionate phrase "serious violations of international humanitarian law." But his discerning analysis also situates war crimes in their historical and cultural context—acknowledging the social and cultural mind-sets that allow them to happen—and discusses the political and policy issues surrounding them. Offering a nuanced typology of war crimes and a thoughtful discussion of the laws relating to them, War Crimes also grapples with such troubling questions as whether the outcomes of tribunals can come close to "the truth"—and whether they can help to prevent atrocities in the future.

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: A Grave in the Air""; ""1-The Basics""; ""A Useful Act""; ""“The Man in the House�""; ""Meno�s Idea of Virtue""; ""Collective Punishment""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""2-The Origins""; ""The Strange Voyage of Social Darwinism""; ""The Nation and the People""; ""The Tendency to Extremes""; ""Poverty and Extremism""; ""History as Nightmare""; ""Prime Evil""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""3-The Law""; ""Enforcement""; ""The Ad Hoc Tribunals""; ""Giving and Receiving Orders""; ""Armed Conflict""

""Civilians Are Irrelevant""""The Crime of Crimes""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""4-The Politics""; ""Courts and Politics""; ""How Universal?""; ""Justice and Revenge""; ""Victims""; ""Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?""; ""The Lessons of History""; ""Lost in Space""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""5-The Organization""; ""Trying to Be Multinational""; ""What It Will Take""; ""What It Will Need""; ""Structure and Philosophy""; ""In the Details""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""6-The Investigation""; ""Obvious Guilt""; ""Evidence and Evidence""; ""Bodies and Evidence""; ""Paper Trails""

""Insiders and Experts""""Help from Governments""; ""Intelligence and Evidence""; ""Strategy""; ""On the Ground""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""7-The Arrest""; ""A Question of Identity""; ""The Short Arm of International Law""; ""Due Process""; ""Guns Blazing""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""8-The Trial""; ""Whose Justice, Whose Court?""; ""Facts to Be Proved""; ""The Trial Itself""; ""Verdict and Sentence""; ""Notes""; ""9-The Truth?""; ""Ye Shall Know the Truth""; ""The Truth Shall Make Ye Free""; ""Healing the Nation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""10-The Future: Never Again?""

""If We Can, How Should We?""""Knowing About It""; ""Teaching Tolerance""; ""The Law as Deterrent""; ""Never Again?""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Book""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-021-4

1-58826-209-X