Crime of Aggression - The Quest for Justice in an Age of Drones, Cyberattacks, Insurgents,

A gripping behind-the-scenes account of the dramatic legal fight to hold leaders personally responsible for aggressive warOn July 17, 2018, starting an unjust war became a prosecutable international crime alongside genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Instead of collective state responsibility, our leaders are now personally subje

About the author

Noah Weisbord is associate professor of law at Queen's University in Canada and served on the International Criminal Court's working group that drafted the crime of aggression. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.

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A gripping behind-the-scenes account of the dramatic legal fight to hold leaders personally responsible for aggressive warOn July 17, 2018, starting an unjust war became a prosecutable international crime alongside genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Instead of collective state responsibility, our leaders are now personally subje

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"Richly textured, eminently readable. . . . Masterful. . . . Riveting. . . . Overall, the book’s engaging style and readability make it an ideal companion to a broad variety of courses in international law and international relations. It should also, in my view, be on the recommended reading list for governmental and intergovernmental lawyers, including military lawyers, who must address legal issues related to the use of force and international criminal law. The book provides an especially useful starting point for those lawyers as they begin to wrestle with the complex applications of the crime of aggression in actual practice."---Laura Dickinson, The American Journal of International Law

Product details

• Authors: Noah Weisbord
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.06.2025
• EAN: 9780691270777
• ISBN: 978-0-691-27077-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / Criminal Law / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, Geopolitics, LAW / International, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, International Criminal Law, Diplomacy, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: criminal law