Witnesses - War Crimes and the Promise of Justice in the Hague

Informationen zum Autor Eric Stover Klappentext "The Witnesses" presents findings from the first study of victim-witnesses who have testified before an international war crimes tribunal. Witnesses describe their family tragedies, their moral duty to testify on behalf of the dead, their courtroom encounters with the accused, their aspirations for justice, and their disappointments. Zusammenfassung The Witnesses presents findings from the first study of victim-witnesses who have testified before an international war crimes tribunal. Witnesses describe their family tragedies! their moral duty to testify on behalf of the dead! their courtroom encounters with the accused! their aspirations for justice! and their disappointments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Introduction: The Pursuit of Justice 2. Witnesses in the System 3. The Tribunal 4. Crimes and Consequences 5. Bearing Witness 6. Returning Home 7. Justice and Reconciliation 8. Conclusion Appendix A: Survey Questionnaire Appendix B: Victims' Rights and the International Criminal Court Notes Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

Product details

• Authors: Eric Stover, Stover Eric
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2007
• EAN: 9780812219944
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-1994-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights; Pennsylvania Studies in Human; Pennsylvania Studies in Human; Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Internationales Recht, LAW / International, Legal Reference / Law Profession, LAW / Witnesses