Stay the hand of vengeance : the politics of war crimes tribunals /
International justice has become a crucial part of the ongoing political debates about the future of shattered societies like Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Cambodia, and Chile. Why do our governments sometimes display such striking idealism in the face of war crimes and atrocities abroad, and at other tim...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2002.
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Colección: | Princeton studies in international history and politics.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | International justice has become a crucial part of the ongoing political debates about the future of shattered societies like Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Cambodia, and Chile. Why do our governments sometimes display such striking idealism in the face of war crimes and atrocities abroad, and at other times cynically abandon the pursuit of international justice altogether? Why today does justice seem so slow to come for war crimes victims in the Balkans? In this book, Gary Bass offers an unprecedented look at the politics behind international war crimes tribunals, combining analysis with investig. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 435 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-410) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781400851713 1400851718 |