Physical Description
viii, 501 pages ; 25 cm
Contents
Crimes of war : antiquity to the middle ages
War and crimes in China and post-medieval Europe
Crimes and colonialism
Birth of the modern laws of war : Lieber to Versailles
Peace, law, and the crimes of World War II
The Nuremberg IMT trial
The Tokyo IMT trial
Post-World War II national trials in Europe and Asia
The genocide and Geneva conventions : Lemkin, Tibet, Guatemala, and the Korean war
IHL : Soviet-Afghan war, Saddam Hussein, ad hoc tribunals, and Guantánamo
Epilogue : the ICC.
ISBN
9780230622241
0230622240 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Crimes of war : antiquity to the middle ages -- War and crimes in China and post-medieval Europe -- Crimes and colonialism -- Birth of the modern laws of war : Lieber to Versailles -- Peace, law, and the crimes of World War II -- The Nuremberg IMT trial -- The Tokyo IMT trial -- Post-World War II national trials in Europe and Asia -- The genocide and Geneva conventions : Lemkin, Tibet, Guatemala, and the Korean war -- IHL : Soviet-Afghan war, Saddam Hussein, ad hoc tribunals, and Guantánamo -- Epilogue : the ICC.
