War Crimes

This book is a concise and accessible introduction to the problem of war crimes in modern history, emphasizing the development of laws aimed at regulating the conduct of armed conflict developed from the 19th Century to the present.

Autorentext

Steven P. Remy is Professor of History at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His most recent publications include The Malmedy Massacre: The War Crimes Trial Controversy (2017) and Adolf Hitler: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works (2022).

Inhalt

Introduction Part 1. War crimes and the laws of war in the era of global war (1863-1945) 1. The 19th century in the United States and Europe 2. Colonial wars 3. Between the Hague and Nuremberg 4. The Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals 5. National trials in Europe and Asia Part 2. The world of war crimes and international law after World War II 6. War crimes and international law in the Cold War and the era of decolonization 7. From International Criminal Tribunals to the International Criminal Court 8. Women and war crimes 9. Future war: private military companies, drones, cyberwar, and ecocide 10. Memory, transitional justice, and the investigative turn Part 3. Documents