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Gerry J. Simpson - Law, War and Crime: War Crimes, Trials and the Reinvention of International Law - 9780745630229 - V9780745630229
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Law, War and Crime: War Crimes, Trials and the Reinvention of International Law

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Description for Law, War and Crime: War Crimes, Trials and the Reinvention of International Law Hardback. Law, War and Crime examines the meaning of war crime trials and their cultural and political effects. Gerry Simpson traces the development the origins of the war crimes field from the outlawing of piracy to contemporary war crimes trials, and situates the phenomenon in the context of broader social and political forces. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWXK; LBBS; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
From events at Nuremberg and Tokyo after World War II, to the recent trials of Slobodan Milošević and Saddam Hussein, war crimes trials are an increasingly pervasive feature of the aftermath of conflict. In his new book, Law, War and Crime, Gerry Simpson explores the meaning and effect of such trials, and places them in their broader political and cultural contexts. The book traces the development of the war crimes field from its origins in the outlawing of piracy to its contemporary manifestation in the establishment of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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Written in the wake of an extraordinary period in the life of the law, the book asks a number of critical questions. What does it mean to talk about war in the language of the criminal law? What are the consequences of seeking to criminalise the conduct of one's enemies? How did this relatively new phenomenon of putting on trial perpetrators of mass atrocity and defeated enemies come into existence? This book seeks to answer these important questions whilst shedding new light on the complex relationship between law, war and crime.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745630229
SKU
V9780745630229
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Ref
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About Gerry J. Simpson
Gerry Simpson is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Reviews for Law, War and Crime: War Crimes, Trials and the Reinvention of International Law
"Masterfully written, blending reflective discussion of overarching theoretical and conceptual questions with authoritative detail drawn from a wide range of cases." International Affairs "A book that could be produced only by someone fully versed in their field ... from argument structure to style, Law, War and Crime is to be recommended." Modern Law ... Read more

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