
- 144 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Future of War Crimes Justice
About this book
From Russia to The Democratic Republic of Congo to Myanmar, Chris Stephen ponders the future of prosecuting war criminals who think themselves untouchable in this timely new book, part of Melville House UK's FUTURES series.As the world grows increasingly turbulent, war crimes justice is needed more than ever. But it is failing. The International Criminal Court in the Netherlands, the world's first permanent war crimes court, opened in 2002 but it has jailed just five war criminals to date. Meanwhile, wars continue to rage around the globe. So what has gone wrong, and can it be fixed?Journalist and war correspondent Chris Stephen takes a colourful look at the erratic history of war crimes justice, and the pioneers who created it. He examines its shortcomings, and options for making it more effective, including the case for prosecuting the corporations and banks who fund warlords. Casting the net wider, he examines alternatives to war crimes trials, and peers into the minds of war criminals themselves.With war law advocates fighting for justice on one side, and reluctant governments unwilling to relinquish control on the other, will the world of the future be governed by rule-of-law, or might-is-right?
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- The Shock
- The Putin Problem
- The Pioneers
- Blue Sky Duds
- Follow the Money
- Naomi Campbell’s Diamonds
- The Cinderellas
- American Canary
- Conclusion
- The Facts
- Further Reading
- About the Series
- Author’s Acknowledgements
- Copyright