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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Steven R. Ratner (Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School) , Jason S. Abrams (Consultant to the United Nations) , James L. Bischoff (Attorney-Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the United States Department of State)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 3rd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.955kg ISBN: 9780199546664ISBN 10: 0199546665 Pages: 536 Publication Date: 29 January 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPART I: SUBSTANTIVE LAW 1: Individual Accountability for Human Rights Abuses: Historical and Legal Underpinnings 2: Genocide and the Imperfections of Codification 3: Crimes Against Humanity and the Inexactitude of Custom 4: War Crimes and the Limitations of Accountability for Acts in Armed Conflict 5: Other Abuses Incurring Individual Responsibility under International Law 6: Expanding and Contracting Culpability: Complicity, Defenses, and Other Barriers to Criminality PART II: MECHANISMS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY 7: Mechanisms for Accountability: Framing the Issues 8: The Forum of First Resort: National Tribunals 9: The Progeny of Nuremberg: International Criminal Tribunals 10: Non-Prosecutorial Options: Investigatory Comissions, Civil Suits, Immigration Measures, and Lustration 11: Developing the Case: Comments on Evidence and Judicial Assistance PART III: A CASE STUDY: THE ATTROCITIES OF THE KHMER ROUGE 12: The Khmer Rouge Rule over Cambodia: A Historical Overview 13: Applying the Law 14: Engaging the Mechanisms PART IV: CONCLUSIONS 15: Striving for Justice: The Prospects for Individual Accountability AppendicesReviews<br>Acclaim for the Previous Edition: <br> Ratner and Abrams provide an incisive, knowledgeable, and comprehensive look at the substantive law and legal institutions that inhabit the intersection of international human rights law. The need to hold individuals responsible for abuses of human dignity in war and peace has lately assumed critical importance for the global community. This volume, with its searching appraisal of contemporary doctrinal issues as well as the promises and pitfalls of mechanisms for accountability, is a timely and essential resource for any scholar or practitioner with an interest in these areas of international law. <br>--Richard J. Goldstone<br> A timely and highly valuable contribution to the emerging literature on the subject... An outstanding book that is concise and accessible to a broad audience, yet comprehensive and scholarly. This excellent book provides a thoroughly researched and within which these and other complex issues may be examined. It combin `Review from previous edition Ratner and Abrams provide an incisive, knowledgeable, and comprehensive look at the substantive law and legal institutions that inhabit the intersection of international human rights law. The need to hold individuals responsible for abuses of human dignity in war and peace has lately assumed critical importance for the global community. This volume, with its searching appraisal of contemporary doctrinal issues as well as the promises and pitfalls of mechanisms for accountability, is a timely and essential resource for any scholar or practitioner with an interest in these areas of international law.' Richard J. Goldstone `a timely and highly valuable contribution to the emerging literature on the subject ... an outstanding book that is concise and accessible to a broad audience, yet comprehensive and scholarly ... This excellent book provides a thoroughly researched and eloquently written survey of the legal and policy framework within which these and other complex issues may be examined. It combines scholarly erudition with a practical sense and thus provides a valuable instrument for the pursuit of international justice. It is indispensable reading for students, practitioners, scholars and others interested in accountability for gross human rights abuses.' Payam Akhavan, The American Journal of International Law (Vol 93) `The authors' analysis of the technical points are illuminating and their case study of the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge makes the work all the more compelling.' Democracy & Development - Journal of West African Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 1, `The breadth of research that has gone into producing this work is plain on every page...What for me is remarkable is that a work of such academic pedigree and intellectual excellence should be such an eminently readable review of all aspects of individual criminal responsibility and international criminal law past, present and potential.' Lord Bonomy, Senator of the College of Justice Acclaim for the Previous Edition: <br> Ratner and Abrams provide an incisive, knowledgeable, and comprehensive look at the substantive law and legal institutions that inhabit the intersection of international human rights law. The need to hold individuals responsible for abuses of human dignity in war and peace has lately assumed critical importance for the global community. This volume, with its searching appraisal of contemporary doctrinal issues as well as the promises and pitfalls of mechanisms for accountability, is a timely and essential resource for any scholar or practitioner with an interest in these areas of international law. <br> --Richard J. Goldstone<br> A timely and highly valuable contribution to the emerging literature on the subject... An outstanding book that is concise and accessible to a broad audience, yet comprehensive and scholarly. This excellent book provides a thoroughly researched and within which these and other complex issues may be examined. It combines scholarly erudition with a practical sense and thus provides a valuable instrument for the pursuit of international justice. It is indispensable reading for students, practitioners, scholars and others interested in accountability for gross human rights abuses. <br> --The American Journal of International Law<br> Review from previous edition Ratner and Abrams provide an incisive, knowledgeable, and comprehensive look at the substantive law and legal institutions that inhabit the intersection of international human rights law. The need to hold individuals responsible for abuses of human dignity in war and peace has lately assumed critical importance for the global community. This volume, with its searching appraisal of contemporary doctrinal issues as well as the promises and pitfalls of mechanisms for accountability, is a timely and essential resource for any scholar or practitioner with an interest in these areas of international law. Richard J. Goldstone a timely and highly valuable contribution to the emerging literature on the subject ... an outstanding book that is concise and accessible to a broad audience, yet comprehensive and scholarly ... This excellent book provides a thoroughly researched and eloquently written survey of the legal and policy framework within which these and other complex issues may be examined. It combines scholarly erudition with a practical sense and thus provides a valuable instrument for the pursuit of international justice. It is indispensable reading for students, practitioners, scholars and others interested in accountability for gross human rights abuses. Payam Akhavan, The American Journal of International Law (Vol 93) The authors' analysis of the technical points are illuminating and their case study of the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge makes the work all the more compelling. Democracy & Development - Journal of West African Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 1, The breadth of research that has gone into producing this work is plain on every page...What for me is remarkable is that a work of such academic pedigree and intellectual excellence should be such an eminently readable review of all aspects of individual criminal responsibility and international criminal law past, present and potential. Lord Bonomy, Senator of the College of Justice `Review from previous edition Ratner and Abrams provide an incisive, knowledgeable, and comprehensive look at the substantive law and legal institutions that inhabit the intersection of international human rights law. The need to hold individuals responsible for abuses of human dignity in war and peace has lately assumed critical importance for the global community. This volume, with its searching appraisal of contemporary doctrinal issues as well as the promises and pitfalls of mechanisms for accountability, is a timely and essential resource for any scholar or practitioner with an interest in these areas of international law.' Richard J. Goldstone `a timely and highly valuable contribution to the emerging literature on the subject ... an outstanding book that is concise and accessible to a broad audience, yet comprehensive and scholarly ... This excellent book provides a thoroughly researched and eloquently written survey of the legal and policy framework within which these and other complex issues may be examined. It combines scholarly erudition with a practical sense and thus provides a valuable instrument for the pursuit of international justice. It is indispensable reading for students, practitioners, scholars and others interested in accountability for gross human rights abuses.' Payam Akhavan, The American Journal of International Law (Vol 93) `The authors' analysis of the technical points are illuminating and their case study of the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge makes the work all the more compelling.' Democracy & Development - Journal of West African Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 1, `The breadth of research that has gone into producing this work is plain on every page...What for me is remarkable is that a work of such academic pedigree and intellectual excellence should be such an eminently readable review of all aspects of individual criminal responsibility and international criminal law past, present and potential.' Lord Bonomy, Senator of the College of Justice Author InformationSteven R. Ratner is Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He was previously the Albert Sidney Burleson Professor in Law at the University of Texas School of Law (Austin) and an Attorney-Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. State Department. Jason S. Abrams is a consultant to the United Nations. He has served as Legal Officer, Policy Coordination Officer and Consultant to the United Nations. His work has included private international matters involving UN Headquarters and Peacekeeping Missions, landmines, and management reform initiatives. Earlier in his career, Mr. Abrams was an Attorney-Adviser for the U.S. Department of State. James L. Bischoff is an Attourney-Advisor in the Office of the Legal Advisor of the United Nations Department of State. He previously worked as an Associate Legal Officer at the ICTY and served on the Secretariat of the standing committee charged with proposing amendments to the Tribunal's Rules of Procedure and Evidence. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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