Toward a Just World - The Critical Years in the Search for International Justice

A little over a century ago, there was no such thing as international justice, and until recently, the idea of permanent international courts and formal war crimes tribunals would have been almost unthinkable. This title tells the story of the long struggle to craft the concept of international justice that we have today.

About the author

Dorothy V. Jones was a scholar-in-residence at the Newberry Library and has been an associate in the history department at Northwestern University. Among her books are "Splendid Encounters: The Thought and Conduct of Diplomacy," "License for Empire: Colonialism by Treaty in Early America," and "Code of Peace: Ethics and Security in the World of the Warlord States," which was the winner of the Lionel Gelber Award.

Summary

A little over a century ago, there was no such thing as international justice, and until recently, the idea of permanent international courts and formal war crimes tribunals would have been almost unthinkable. This title tells the story of the long struggle to craft the concept of international justice that we have today.

Product details

• Authors: Dorothy V. Jones, Jones Dorothy V.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.12.2013
• EAN: 9780226102368
• ISBN: 978-0-226-10236-8
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / General, 20th Century, LAW / Legal History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, International Relations, International Law, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Legal History, History: specific events and topics