Crimes Against Humanity

Millions will be reading his book in the century to come if we are serious in our intention to stop massacres. * Observer *His arguments are exceptionally clear … simple and lucid prose. * Daily Telegraph *States are the biggest bullies in the world. In this book, Geoffrey Robertson shows how they can be tamed. * Mail on Sunday *A devastating critique of the inadequate response of the international community to violations of basic freedoms … a formidable achievement. * Evening Standard *A beacon of clear-sighted commitment to the humanitarian cause … impassioned … exemplary … seminal. * Observer *His arguments are exceptionally clear and comprehensible, and legal complexities are rendered into simple and lucid prose * Sunday Telegraph *

Geoffrey Robertson KC is founder and head of Doughty Street Chambers, the largest human rights practice in the UK. In 2008, he was appointed as a distinguished jurist member of the UN Justice Council. His books include Crimes Against Humanity- The Struggle for Global Justice, a memoir, The Justice Game, The Case of the Pope and The Tyrannicide Brief, an award winning study of the trial of Charles I.