Prosecuting the powerful : war crimes and the battle for justice / Steve Crawshaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawshaw, Steve, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War crimes.

War crimes (International law).

Criminal justice, Administration of.

War crimes investigation.

War crime trials.

War criminals.

Physical Description:

407 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

War crimes and the battle for justice.

Place of Publication:

London ; Dublin, Ireland : The Bridge Street Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Could we ever see Vladimir Putin in the dock for his crimes? What about a Western ally like Benjamin Netanyahu? Putting a country's leader on trial once seemed unthinkable. But as journalist and human rights advocate Steve Crawshaw describes, some remarkable changes in recent years means that both scenarios are now a possibility"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

'This is most inconsistent' : Geneva, Lw̤w, Nuremberg, Paris (1863-1948)

'We must sin quietly' : Kenya, Algeria, Vietnam, Frankfurt (1952-75). Cambodia, Chile, Halabja (1973-90)

'Everything is going to plan' : Yugoslavia, Rwanda (1991-2001)

'An idea whose time has come' : International Criminal Court, Pinochet, Charles Taylor, Hiss̈ne Habř (1998-2016)

'The rules of the game are changing' : Guant̀namo, Iraq, Afghanistan (2001-). Northern Ireland (1972-2010)

'I am glad to be deceived' : Putin and Assad: Chechnya, Georgia, Ukraine (1999-2014). Syria, open-source investigations, Koblenz (2011-22)

'If not now, when?' : Ukraine (2022-)

'Remember Amalek' : Israel/Palestine (2023-)

'I am smelling justice'

Balancing the scales.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780349128948

0349128944

9780349128931

0349128936

OCLC:

1503671682