American Immunity : War Crimes and the Limits of International Law /

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"In 2000 Congress attempted to close the jurisdictional gap with passage of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act. The effectiveness of that legislation is still in question, however, since it remains unclear how willing civilian American juries will be to convict veterans for conduct...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hagopian, Patrick (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
War crimes.
Veterans > Legal status, laws, etc.
Retired military personnel > Legal status, laws, etc.
Military privileges and immunities.
Atrocities.
LAW > International.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Atrocites.
Massacre de My Laï, Viêt-nam, 1968.
Crimes de guerre > Histoire.
Privileges et immunites militaires > États-Unis.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Atrocities.
My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968.
War crimes > History.
Military privileges and immunities > United States.
Retired military personnel > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Veterans > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Vietnam.
United States.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In 2000 Congress attempted to close the jurisdictional gap with passage of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act. The effectiveness of that legislation is still in question, however, since it remains unclear how willing civilian American juries will be to convict veterans for conduct in foreign war zones."--Publisher description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (280 pages).
ISBN:9781613762844

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