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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511509803321

Autore

Goldstone Richard

Titolo

International judicial institutions : the architecture of international justice at home and abroad / / Richard J. Goldstone and Adam M. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-97127-7

1-281-93234-5

9786611932343

0-203-89203-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Collana

Routledge global institutions

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithAdam M. <1974->

Disciplina

341

Soggetti

Justice, Administration of - International cooperation

International law

Humanitarian law

International courts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-165) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgment; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 International humanitarian law: A short review; 2 The pre-dawn of international justice: Through World War I; 3 International justice following World War II: Nuremberg and Tokyo; 4 The Cold War and the rise of domestic international justice; 5 Post Cold War justice: The UN ad hoc tribunals, mixed courts, and the ICC; 6 Post-ICC prosecutions: New domestic proceedings and international proceedings beyond ICC justice

7 Conclusion: The future of "international" justice-active at home and abroadNotes; Selected bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Written by a former UN Chief Prosecutor and a leading international law expert, this is a much needed, short and accessible introduction to the current debates in international humanitarian law. Analyzing the legal and political underpinnings of international judicial institutions, it provides the reader with an understanding of both the historical development of institutions directed towards international justice, as well as an overview of the differences and similarities between such



organizations. By providing a side-by-side discussion of various institutions and methods, the read