Justice for Crimes Against Humanity

The aim of this book is to assess recent developments in international law seeking to bring an end to impunity by bringing to justice those accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

PART I ATROCITY, IMPUNITY, JUSTICE

1. From Nuremberg to Rome: A Personal Account
Benjamin Ferencz

2. Universal Jurisdiction: New Uses for an Old Tool
Christopher Keith Hall

3. Immunities for Heads of State: Where Do We Stand?
Brigitte Stern

4. Their Atrocities and Our Misdemeanours: The Reticence of States to Try Their 'Own Nationals' for International Crimes
Timothy L H McCormack

PART II JUSTICE IN INTERNATIONAL AND MIXED LAW COURTS

5. The International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda
Graham T Blewitt

6. The Collection and Admissibility of Evidence and the Rights of the Accused
Richard May

7. The Permanent International Criminal Court
M Cherif Bassiouni

8. Striking a Balance: Mixed Law Tribunals and Conflicts of Jurisdiction
Diane F Orentlicher

PART III JUSTICE IN NATIONAL COURTS

9. Pursuing Crimes Against Humanity in the United States: The Need for a Comprehensive Liability Regime
William J Aceves and Paul L Hoffman

10. Criminal Responsibility in the UK for International Crimes Beyond Pinochet
Clare Montgomery

11. Civil Reparation in National Courts for Victims of Human Rights Abuse
Fiona McKay

12. National Action Challenged: Sovereignty, Immunity and Universal Jurisdiction before the International Court of Justice
Andrew Clapham

PART IV PERSPECTIVES FROM PRACTITIONERS

13. Personal Perspectives

13.1 PW Botha Before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Process
Alex Boraine

13.2 Prosecuting Hastings Banda in Malawi
Sadakat Kadri

13.3 The Contribution of International Tribunals to the Development of International Criminal Law
Eric David

13.4 UK Prosecutions for Crimes Under International Law
Geoffrey Bindman

13.5 The UN Human Rights Machinery and International Criminal Law
Nigel Rodley

13.6 Using Universal Jurisdiction to Combat Impunity
Reed Brody

PART V CONCLUSION

14. Enforcing Human Rights through International Criminal Law
Mark Lattimer