Judgment Day, 9781107173156
Hardcover
International judges rise to condemn atrocities, shaping justice’s legacy.

Judgment Day

judicial decision making at the international criminal tribunals

$270.30

  • Hardcover

    250 pages

  • Release Date

    16 June 2017

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Summary

Judgment Day: How International Courts Shaped Modern Justice

This book explores how international tribunals, after a period of relative dormancy following World War II, have actively shaped international law concerning war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Examining the Yugoslav, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone tribunals, and the International Criminal Court, Meernik and Aloisi contend that these judicial bodies are driven by a dedication to human rights protection and the end…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781107173156
ISBN-10:1107173159
Author:Rosa Aloisi, James Meernik
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Imprint:Cambridge University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:250
Release Date:16 June 2017
Weight:550g
Dimensions:236mm x 158mm x 18mm
About The Author

Rosa Aloisi

Rosa Aloisi specializes in research on international justice, international courts, international human rights, and gender issues in international politics. She currently co-leads a Trinity University International Criminal Justice Study Abroad Program to The Hague and to Poland.

James Meernik specializes in research on international justice and international courts, post conflict peace building, and United States foreign policy. He co-leads a University of North Texas Study Abroad Program to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. He won a Fulbright Specialist grant to the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM) in 2009 and another Fulbright Specialist award with Soochow University, Taiwan.

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