Law, Politics and the Limits of Prosecuting Mass Atrocity [electronic resource] /
Rogers, Damien.author.
Damien Rogers is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University, New Zealand. This book offers a unique and powerful critique of the quest for international criminal justice. It explores the efforts of three successive generations of international prosecutors, recognising the vital roles they play in the enforcement of international criminal law. By critically examining prosecutorial performance during the pre-trial and trial phases, the volume argues that these prosecutors are simultaneously political actors serving in the interests of economic liberalisation. It also posits that international prosecutors help wage a mostly silent and largely unacknowledged politico-cultural war fought for control over the institutions governing modernist international affairs. As the author contends, international prosecutors are thus best understood as agents not only of the law and politics, but also of a war fought by proponents of various utopian projects.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
1. Introduction  -- 2. International Military Tribunals  -- 3. Indictment of German and Japanese War Leaders  -- 4. Opening Statements at Nuremberg and Tokyo  -- 5. Ad-hoc International Criminal Tribunals  -- 6. Indictment of Yugoslav and Rwandan Troublemakers  -- 7. Opening Statements at The Hague and Arusha  -- 8. International Criminal Court  -- 9. New Generation of Prosecutors: Warrants, Summonses and Opening Statements  -- 10. Conclusion. .
Damien Rogers is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University, New Zealand. This book offers a unique and powerful critique of the quest for international criminal justice. It explores the efforts of three successive generations of international prosecutors, recognising the vital roles they play in the enforcement of international criminal law. By critically examining prosecutorial performance during the pre-trial and trial phases, the volume argues that these prosecutors are simultaneously political actors serving in the interests of economic liberalisation. It also posits that international prosecutors help wage a mostly silent and largely unacknowledged politico-cultural war fought for control over the institutions governing modernist international affairs. As the author contends, international prosecutors are thus best understood as agents not only of the law and politics, but also of a war fought by proponents of various utopian projects.
Peace.
International relations.
International criminal law.
Transnational crime.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Human rights.
Criminology.
Conflict Studies.
International Relations Theory.
International Criminal Law .
Transnational Crime.
Criminal Justice.
Human Rights and Crime .