02917nam 2200673 450 991078848460332120200520144314.01-61376-284-4(CKB)3170000000070177(EBL)4533181(SSID)ssj0001188986(PQKBManifestationID)11676518(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001188986(PQKBWorkID)11140497(PQKB)10232325(OCoLC)872122256(MdBmJHUP)muse27548(Au-PeEL)EBL4533181(CaPaEBR)ebr11214649(OCoLC)951222927(MiAaPQ)EBC4533181(EXLCZ)99317000000007017720160612h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican immunity war crimes and the limits of international law /Patrick HagopianAmherst, [Massachusetts] ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :University of Massachusetts Press,2013.©20131 online resource (260 p.)Culture, Politics, and the Cold WarIncludes index.1-62534-046-X Includes bibliographical references and index."A very simple provision" : the uniform code of military justice and the jurisdictional gap -- "Treaty law" and "murdering wives" : the widening of the jurisdictional gap -- "A very undesirable situation" : Sam Ervin and the constitutional rights subcommittee -- "Uncharted legal waters" : the My Lai Massacre and the Jordan memorandum -- A "tragedy of major proportions" : the peers inquiry and the house subcommittee report -- "Inexcusable and terrible" : the Calley Conviction and the abandonment of the effort to try the My Lai veterans -- "Why can't we just shoot them all?" MEJA and the first prosecutions in federal district courts -- Conclusion : "The One Significant Holdout."Culture, politics, and the cold war.VeteransLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesRetired military personnelLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesMilitary privileges and immunitiesUnited StatesWar crimesHistoryMy Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968Vietnam War, 1961-1975AtrocitiesVeteransLegal status, laws, etc.Retired military personnelLegal status, laws, etc.Military privileges and immunitiesWar crimesHistory.My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Atrocities.341.6/90973Hagopian Patrick1545696MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788484603321American immunity3800748UNINA