Double Standards: International Criminal Law and the West

by Wolfgang Kaleck

In this book, Wolfgang Kaleck, an internationally active human rights and criminal lawyer, assesses the practice of international criminal law to date and analyses one of its main weaknesses: International criminal justice purports to be universal, but in reality it often operates in a politically selective manner. Until now, hardly any of those most responsible for international crimes committed by Western states have faced trial. Against the backdrop...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8293081678
• ISBN13: 9788293081678
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Torkel Opsahl Academic Epublisher
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"