The Rise and Fall of War Crimes Trials: From Charles I to Bush II

by Charles Anthony Smith

Book Overview

This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the politics of war crimes trials. It provides a systematic and theoretically rigorous examination of whether these trials are used as tools for political consolidation or whether justice is their primary purpose. The consideration of cases begins with the trial of Charles I of England and goes through the presidency of George W. Bush, including the trials of Saddam Hussein and those arising from the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107023548
• ISBN13: 9781107023543
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"