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UNINA9910452252003321 |
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Autore |
Smith Charles Anthony <1961-> |
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The rise and fall of war crimes trials : from Charles I to Bush II / / Charles Anthony Smith [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
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1-139-36645-9 |
1-107-23189-2 |
1-280-64774-4 |
9786613633798 |
1-139-37904-6 |
1-139-15173-8 |
1-139-37618-7 |
1-139-37761-2 |
1-139-37219-X |
1-139-38047-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 316 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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War crime trials - History |
International criminal courts |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Antecedents and origins of war crimes tribunals -- The institutionalization of war crimes tribunals -- Domestication of war crimes tribunals -- Third-party war crimes tribunals -- Globalization of war crimes tribunals through the International Criminal Court -- The fall of war crimes tribunals: Afghanistan, Iraq, and the war on terror -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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