War crimes /
Haerens, Margaret.
Farmington Hills, Mich. ; London : Greenhaven Press,
c2011.
This volume explores the topics relating to war crimes by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ch. 1: Who can be considered war criminals? -- 1. Terrorists should be classified as war criminals and enemy combatants / David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey -- 2. Terrorist should be classified as criminals  subject to criminal prosecution / Wesley K. Clark and Kal Raustiaala -- 3. Private security firms in Iraq can be tried as war criminals / Human Rights First -- 4. Allegations against private security firms in Iraq are politicized / George H. Wittman -- 5. Somali pirates should be classified as war criminals / John Yoo -- 6. Somali pirates should not be classified as war criminals / Jeremy Scahill -- 7. Groups that use mass rape should be tried as war criminals / Alyson Zureick -- 8. Rape is not vigorously prosecuted as a war crime / Binaifer Nowrojee --
ch. 2: How should the United States address war crimes? -- 1. The United States should embrace the responsibility to protect doctrine / Richard H. Cooper and Juliette Voinov Kohler -- 2. The United States should reject the responsibility to protect doctrine/ Steven Groves -- 3. Terrorists should be incarcerated in U.S. jails / Steve Chapman -- 4. Terrorists should not be incarcerated in U.S. jails / John McCormack --
ch. 3:How should the United States deal with the ICC? -- 1. The United States should engage with the ICC / David Scheffer and John Hutson -- 2. The United States should reject the jurisdiction of the ICC / Brett D. Schaefer -- 3. The United States should not manipulate the ICC / Amitabh Pal -- 4. The ICC must respect U.S. national interests / John B. Bellinger III --
ch. 4: What governments and individuals should be tried for war crimes? -- 1. Israel should be tried for war crimes against Gaza / John Dugard -- 2. Israeli attacks on Gaza are not war crimes / John Bolton -- 3. Sudan's leaders should be tried for war crimes in the ICC / Michael J. Gerson -- 4. Sudan's leaders should not be tried for war crimes in the ICC / Brett D. Schaefer -- 5. Bush Administration officials who authorized torture should be tried for war crimes in the ICC / Jonathan Turley -- 6. Bush Administration officials are not guilty of war crimes / Andrew C. McCarthy .
This volume explores the topics relating to war crimes by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
International criminal law
International criminal law