From Sovereign Impunity To International Accountability
Subtitle: The Search For Justice In A World Of States
Contributors: Ramesh Thakur (Editor); Peter Malcontent (Editor)
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Published: April 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9789280811001
Subjects: International relations; Politics/International Relations; International Relations - General; Criminal liability (Internatio; Political Science; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; International criminal courts; Criminal Law - General; International; Sovereignty, Violation of; Crimes against humanity; Criminal liability (International law)
First sentence: From the perspective of human rights, the last decade of the twentieth century may be regarded as a turbulent period characterized by positive as well as negative developments.