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Ratner, Steven R.

Accountability for human rights atrocities in international law : beyond the Nuremberg legacy beyond the Nuremberg legacy / Steven R. Ratner, Jason S. Abrams, James L. Bischoff. - 3rd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - l, 483 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-472) and index.

Individual accountability for human rights abuses: historical and legal underpinnings -- Genocide and the imperfections of codification -- Crimes against humanity and the inexactitude of custom -- War crimes and the limitations of accountability for acts in armed conflict -- Other abuses incurring individual responsibility under international law -- Expanding and contracting culpability: complicity, defenses, and other barriers to criminality -- Mechanisms for accountability: framing the issues -- The forum of first resort: national tribunals -- The progeny of Nuremberg: international criminal tribunals -- Non-prosecutorial options: investigatory commissions, civil suits, immigration measures, and lustration -- Developing the case: comments on evidence and judicial assistance -- Evidence: a dearth of uniform standards -- The Khmer Rouge rule over Cambodia: a historical overview -- Applying the law -- Engaging the mechanisms -- Striving for justice: the prospects for individual accountability.

ISBN: 9780199546664 0199546665

LCCN: 2009002086

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA8B3927 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014765229 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Criminal liability (International law)
International crimes.
Genocide.
Crimes against humanity.
Crimes contre l'humanité.
Droits de l'homme (droit international).
Droit international pénal.
Crimes against humanity.

LC Class. No.: KZ7075 / .R38

Dewey Class. No.: 345/.0235