Prosecuting International Crimes

by Robert Cryer

Book Overview

This 2005 book discusses the legitimacy of the international criminal law regime. It explains the development of the system of international criminal law enforcement in historical context, from antiquity through the Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials, to modern-day prosecutions of atrocities in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. The modern regime of prosecution of international crimes is evaluated with regard to international relations theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521173515
• ISBN13: 9780521173513
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"