02332nam a2200325 a 4500 ASIN0415577888 20170105102926.0 131212s2010 xxu eng d 0415577888 (hardcover) $130.00 9780415577885 (hardcover) 0 K5301 364.13 CRI 2011 Crimes of state past and present : government-sponsored atrocities and international legal responses / David M. Crowe. [S.l.] : Routledge, 2010. 219 p. ; 25 cm. Association for the study of nationalities. War Crimes and acts of genocide are as old as history itself, but particularly during the 20th century. Yet what are war crimes and acts of genocide? And why did it take the world so long to define these crimes and develop legal institutions to bring to justice individuals and nations responsible such crimes? Part of the answer lies in the nature of the major wars fought in the 20th century and in the changing nature of warfare itself. This study looks at war crimes committed during the Second World War in the USSR, Yugoslavia, Germany, and efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice. This led to successful postwar efforts to define and outlaw such crimes and, more recently, the creation of two international courts to bring war criminals to justice. This did not prevent the commitment of war crimes and acts of genocide throughout the world, particularly in Asia and Africa. And while efforts to bring war criminals to justice has been enhanced by the work of these courts, the problems associated with civil wars, command responsibility, and other issues have created new challenges for the international legal community in terms of the successful adjudication of such crimes. This book was based on a special issue of Nationalities Papers. Crimes against humanity Genocide International crimes Intervention (International law) Political crimes and offenses State crimes War crimes Crowe, David M. Association for the study of nationalities. Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415577888/chopaconline-20 ddc BK 15825 15825 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-09-16 0 364.13 CRI 2011 CIPS0001032 2013-12-12 2013-12-12 BK