War crimes and realpolitik
Subtitle: international justice from World War I to the 21st century
By: Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto.
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers; Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: War crimes -- History.; War crime trials -- History.; War (International law); International criminal courts -- History.
Description: "From the very early stages in the development of international law, the nature of the state-centric international system has dictated that law play second fiddle to the hard realities of power politics. War Crimes and Realpolitik explores the evolution and operation of the international criminal justice system, highlighting the influences of politics." "Maogoto takes the reader behind the scenes of the conflict between justice and realpolitik. Showing how states, in furthering their political agendas, sometimes hinder the enforceability of international criminal law, he delineates the state interests that often control international legal norms and institutions and even manipulate public perceptions. Ranging from the period just after World War I to the recent establishment of the International Criminal Court, he provides a thorough exposition of the politics and processes of international penal institutions in the state-driven international system."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-262) and index.
Table of contents: title: Toward the modern international penal process; title: A false dawn : the failure to enforce international justice after World War I; title: A new dawn : the birth of modern international penal process; title: Cold War : international justice in the shadow of realpolitik; title: Crisis in the Balkans : raising the nuremberg precedent; title: Rwanda : potrait of a reluctant international community; title: The international criminal court : challenges and concessions to the state; title: International justice : retrosepct and prospect.