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Guilty Pleas in International Criminal Law
Nancy A. Combs
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Description for Guilty Pleas in International Criminal Law
Hardback. This book explores the use of guilty pleas in criminal prosecutions for international crimes. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
International crimes, such as genocide and crimes against humanity, are complex and difficult to prove, so their prosecutions are costly and time-consuming. As a consequence, international tribunals and domestic bodies have recently made greater use of guilty pleas, many of which have been secured through plea bargaining. This book examines those guilty pleas and the methods used to obtain them, presenting analyses of practices in Sierra Leone, East Timor, Cambodia, Argentina, Bosnia, and Rwanda.
Although current plea bargaining practices may be theoretically unsupportable and can give rise to severe victim dissatisfaction, the author argues that the practice ... Read more
International crimes, such as genocide and crimes against humanity, are complex and difficult to prove, so their prosecutions are costly and time-consuming. As a consequence, international tribunals and domestic bodies have recently made greater use of guilty pleas, many of which have been secured through plea bargaining. This book examines those guilty pleas and the methods used to obtain them, presenting analyses of practices in Sierra Leone, East Timor, Cambodia, Argentina, Bosnia, and Rwanda.
Although current plea bargaining practices may be theoretically unsupportable and can give rise to severe victim dissatisfaction, the author argues that the practice ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804753517
SKU
V9780804753517
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About Nancy A. Combs
Nancy Combs is Assistant Professor at William & Mary School of Law.
Reviews for Guilty Pleas in International Criminal Law
"Combs has produced the first definitive treatment of the controversial issue of plea bargaining in cases involving the gravest crimes known to humankind. This meticulously researched and superbly written book is essential reading for anyone working or writing in international criminal law."
Michael P. Scharf, 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Professor of Law and Director of the Frederick K. ... Read more
Michael P. Scharf, 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Professor of Law and Director of the Frederick K. ... Read more