War crimes

The Eichmann Trial Reconsidered brings together leading authorities in a transnational, international, and supranational study of Adolf Eichmann, who was captured by the Israelis in Argentina and tried in Jerusalem in 1961.

Over the past ten years the content and application of international law in armed conflict has changed dramatically.

In this volume, Larry May locates a normative grounding for the crime of aggression.

This book provides an indispensable resource for anyone researching the scourge of mass murder in the 20th and 21st centuries, effectively using primary source documents to help them understand all aspects of genocide.

On 27th May 1977, a small demonstration against the MPLA, the ruling party of Angola led to the slaughter of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people.

A powerful examination of soulful journeys made to recover memory and recuperate stolen pasts in the face of unspeakable histories.

The dramatic uprisings that ousted the long-standing leaders of several countries in the Arab region set in motion an unprecedented period of social, political and legal transformation.

The use of child soldiers in the Sudan Civil War has shattered the accepted understanding of why children join armies.

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This book provides the first comprehensive legal analysis of the twelve war crimes trials held in the American zone of occupation between 1946 and 1949, collectively known as the Nuremberg Military Tribunals (NMTs).

A thorough introduction to the laws of war, the savagery of war crimes, and the international system that demands justice.

When Hiss ne Habr , the deposed dictator of Chad, was found guilty of crimes against humanity in 2016, it was described as 'a watershed for human rights justice in Africa and beyond'.

The Right to a Fair Trial in International Lawbrings together the diverse sources of international law that define the right to a fair trial in the context of criminal (as opposed to civil, administrative or other) proceedings.

In 2002 a fifteen-year-old Canadian citizen was captured in Afghanistan for allegedly killing an American soldier.

Since the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 1998, international criminal law has rapidly grown in importance.

The number of non-state actors, in the past not accountable for committing international crimes or violating human rights, is proliferating rapidly.

On July 8, 2014, Israel launched air strikes and a ground invasion of Gaza, that lasted 51 days, leaving over 2,000 people dead, the vast majority of whom were Gazan civilians.

The renowned WWII historian's definitive biography of the notorious German SS officer convicted of war crimes for his role in the Holocaust.

Head Hunters in the Malayan Emergency investigates the infamous political scandal sparked after horrific photographs of war crimes during the Malayan Emergency were leaked to the British press.

From the beginning of Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, Russian troops have been engaging in unspeakable acts against the Ukrainian people.

The book explores the concept of complex victimhood through stories of women who were abducted by the Lord''s Resistance Army.

As international criminal courts and tribunals have proliferated and international criminal law is increasingly seen as a key tool for bringing the world's worst perpetrators to account, the controversies surrounding the international trials of war criminals have grown.

"e;Just when you think there could be nothing new to say about the Nazis, here's a unique account that raises pressing moral and spiritual issues.

The ignorant bystander: Britain and the Rwandan genocide uses a case study of Britain's response to the genocide to explore what factors motivate humanitarian intervention in overseas crises.

This book sets out and analyses the procedural law applied by international criminal tribunals and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

En un mundo donde los conflictos bélicos son una noticia cotidiana que genera tensión e incertidumbre, aparejado con el debilitamiento que sufre el pensamiento práctico para distinguir entre una guerra y otros eventos, tales como los delitos internacionales, esta obra desentraña los casos en los que un estado u otro sujeto de derecho internacional público puede declarar una "guerra justa" a otro, a la luz de las reflexiones y los escritos del fraile dominico Francisco de Vitoria (1483-1546), considerado por algunos como el padre del derecho internacional.

La historia de quienes causaron, sufrieron y presenciaron el Holocausto.

As the initial US observer, David Rawson participated in the 1993 Rwandan peace talks at Arusha, Tanzania.

It is estimated that 20,000 people were subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war.

The law relating to fitness to plead is an increasingly important area of the criminal law.

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This is a thoughtful and sensitive analysis of the history and significance of non-violent civil resistance in the Palestinian national movement.

A powerful examination of soulful journeys made to recover memory and recuperate stolen pasts in the face of unspeakable histories.

This important reference work highlights a number of disparate themes relating to the experience of children during the Holocaust, showing their vulnerability and how some heroic people sought to save their lives amid the horrors perpetrated by the Nazi regime.

A rigourous analysis of context in transitional justice, examining the successes and failures of truth and reconciliation commissions in post-conflict settings.

How China is using the US-led war on terror to erase the cultural identity of its Muslim minority in the Xinjiang regionWithin weeks of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, the Chinese government warned that it faced a serious terrorist threat from its Uyghur ethnic minority, who are largely Muslim.

The legal position in international law of heads of states and other senior state representatives is at the heart of the conflict thrown up by recent changes in the international legal order.

This ground-breaking comparative perspective on the subject of World War II war crimes and war justice focuses on American and German atrocities.

Sie rettete im Zweiten Weltkrieg tausende Kinder aus den Konzentrationslagern der kroatischen Ustaša.

This book celebrates the scholarship of Richard Baxter, former Judge of the International Court of Justice and former Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School.

In recent years there has been a tendency to intervene in the military, political and economic affairs of failed and failing states and those emerging from violent conflict.

Kunstwerke, die verschwinden, erzählen die dramatischsten Geschichten – von den Wirren der Kriege, den Schrecken von Naturkatastrophen bis hin zu spektakulären Raubzügen und stillen Verlusten.