Crowe, David,

War crimes, genocide, and justice : a global history / David M. Crowe. - First edition. - viii, 501 pages ; 25 cm

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 Guant�anamo -- Epilogue : the ICC.

9780230622241 (hardback : alk. paper) 0230622240 (hardback : alk. paper)

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016557483 Uk


1900 - 1952


War crimes--History.
Genocide--History.
International criminal courts--History--20th century.
Internationale Strafgerichtsbarkeit.
Justizverwaltung.
Kriegsverbrechen.
V�olkermord.
Genocide.
International criminal courts.
War crimes.


History.

KZ 7145 .C76 2014