Crime and human rights : criminology of genocide and atrocities / Joachim J. Savelsberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savelsberg, Joachim J., 1951-

Series:

Compact criminology.

Compact criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crimes against humanity.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 130 p.) : map.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, c2010.

London : SAGE, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Joachim Savelsberg provides a succinct and penetrating analysis that persuasively explains why contemporary criminology must widen its boundaries to make human rights crimes a priority.

Contents:

Cover; contents; acknowledgements; introduction; PART I - Are there trends in controlling human rights violations?; 1 when are atrocities crimes?; 2 how and why have states and governments been constrained?; PART II - What can criminology contribute to (and learn from) the study of serious human rights violations?; 3 how does genocide unfold?-the case of the Holocaust; 4 can genocide studies and criminology enrich each other?; 5 how can criminology address contemporary atrocities?; PART III - How can human rights violations be fought?; 6 what is the role of criminal courts?

7 how effective can courts be and what can help them?References; Index

Notes:

Errata inserted.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-123) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613289155

9781446251522

1446251527

9781283289153

1283289156

9781446248324

1446248321

OCLC:

764574262