In June 1998, diplomats met in Rome to draft the Statute of an International Criminal Court. Based on the precedents of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals and of the War Crimes Tribunals for Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the new Court will judge individuals, not States. Unpunished mass slaughters have occurred in many countries. National justice is often ineffective. Truth and reconciliation commissions complement but do not replace justice. International 'Peoples' Tribunals have no international legitimacy. It is hoped that a permanent, international criminal court may combat impunity and deter more crimes.

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'In his latest offering, Judging War Criminals: The Politics of International Justice , Beigbeder brings his wealth of experience and obvious passion for justice to bear on an in-depth study and analysis of the development of individual responsibility in international criminal law...Beigbeder achieves a laudable symmetry between promoting his vision for international justice, sharing his rich experience and insight, and providing a rigorous analysis of the development of individual responsibility in international criminal law.' - Estelle Dehon, Politikon

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Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland

Yves Beigbeder

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YVES BEIGBEDER, M.Sc.Ed, PhD. (Public Law), was legal secretary to the French Judge at the Military War Criminals Tribunal in Nuremberg in 1946. Since 1986, he has lectured on international organizations and administration for UNITAR as a Senior Fellow, and for Universities in Paris, Geneva and North America. He currently teaches at Webster University in Geneva. He has written several books and articles on UN and other international organizations, on international administration and on the international civil service.

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Book Title: Judging War Criminals
Book Subtitle: The Politics of International Justice
Authors: Yves Beigbeder
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230378964
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1999
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-21649-8Published: 14 March 1999
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37896-4Published: 22 December 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 230
Topics: International Relations, British Politics, Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations, International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict, Public Policy

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