Judging War Criminals

In June 1998, diplomats met in Rome to draft the Statute of an International Criminal Court. Based on the precedents of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals and of the War Crimes Tribunals for Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the new Court will judge individuals, not States. Unpunished mass slaughters have occurred in many countries. National justice is often ineffective. Truth and reconciliation commissions complement but do not replace justice. International 'Peoples' Tribunals have no international legitimacy. It is hoped that a permanent, international criminal court may combat impunity and deter more crimes.

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YVES BEIGBEDER, M.Sc.Ed, PhD. (Public Law), was legal secretary to the French Judge at the Military War Criminals Tribunal in Nuremberg in 1946. Since 1986, he has lectured on international organizations and administration for UNITAR as a Senior Fellow, and for Universities in Paris, Geneva and North America. He currently teaches at Webster University in Geneva. He has written several books and articles on UN and other international organizations, on international administration and on the international civil service.

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List of Tables Foreword Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Humanitarian Law: From Normative Thrust to Criminal Enforcement The Nuremberg Precedent The Tokyo Trial The Hidden, Denied and Unpunished Mass Crimes Truth and Reconciliation Impunity, National Justice and Foreign Courts International People's Tribunals The International Tribunal for Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda The Slow Birth of an International Criminal Court International Justice and Politics Notes Select Bibliography Index