Justice in a time of war
Subtitle: the true story behind the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
By: by Pierre Hazan ; translated from the French by James Thomas Snyder ; foreword by M. Cherif Bassiouni.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Eugenia and Hugh M. Stewart '26 series on Eastern Europe
Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 -- History.; International criminal courts -- History.; Yugoslav War Crime Trials, Hague, Netherlands, 1994-
Description: "Justice in a Time of War is a translation from the French of the first complete, behind-the-scenes story of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, from its proposal by Balkan journalist Mirko Klarin through recent developments in the first trial of its ultimate quarry, Slobodan Milosevic. It is also a meditation on the conflicting intersection of law and politics in achieving justice and peace."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-240) and index.
Table of contents: title: A time of alibis; title: Guerrilla diplomacy : America versus Europe; title: A tribunal nearly stillborn; title: A court put to the test; title: Tribunal of the word; title: The quest for independence; title: The international court on the spot; title: The interminable trial of Slobodan Milosevic; title: A court standing above it all.