| Indictment at the Hague: The Milosevic Regime and Crimes of the Balkan Wars Contributor(s): Cigar, Norman L. (Author), Williams, Paul (Author), Banac, Ivo (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0814716261 ISBN-13: 9780814716267 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2002 Annotation: "Combining legal expertise with the scrupulous analysis of a mass of evidence, Cigar and Williams were the first to make a compelling case for the indictment of Slobodan Milosevic as a war criminal. I believe this work is one of the most important public ions to have appeared in the aftermath of the Bosnian war. It lays down a challenge to the international community that must not go unanswered." --Noel Malcolm, author of "Bosnia: A Short History" The trial of Slobodan Milosevic represents a singular moment in modern history. For the first time a former head of state must answer charges before an International Tribunal for the commission of war crimes. Taking as its starting point the existing canon of international law and conventions governing actions during war, Indictment at the Hague, represents the most detailed examination of the conduct of the Serbian authorities and the individual responsibility of senior members of its leadership for war crimes. Citing the precedent of the Nuremberg trials, Cigar and Williams carefully link conscious decisions and specific deeds undertaken by the Milosevic regime that violated the protections guaranteed to civilian populations in war. The volume reproduces a collection of key documents from the Hague Tribunal, U.N. Commissions, and Human Rights Organizations which appear in print together for the first time. Indictment at the Hague is essential for all those concerned with the difficult task of sustaining the Geneva and Hague Conventions, and those who wish to understand how in the era of "never again" the crimes of war continue to challenge the instruments of international law. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Eastern Europe - General - Law | International |
| Dewey: 949.703 |
| LCCN: 2001056819 |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.52" W x 9.5" (1.51 lbs) 339 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Balkan - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
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| Publisher Description: The trial of Slobodan Milosevic represents a singular moment in modern history. For the first time a former head of state must answer charges before an International Tribunal for the commission of war crimes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cigar, Norman L.: - Norman Cigar is the author of Genocide in Bosnia: The Policy of "Ethnic Cleansing" and Professor of National Strategy at the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College. He has also served as a consultant to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague. Banac, Ivo: -Ivo Banac is Professor of History at Yale University. Williams, Paul: -Paul Williams is Executive Director of the Public International Law & Policy Group, and a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cambridge. He previously served as an Attorney Adviser in the Office of Legal Adviser for European Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Ivo Banac is Professor of History at Yale University. |