Crimes against humanity

By Geoffrey Robertson

Subjects: Human rights, Crimes against humanity, International criminal law, 86.81 human rights, Oorlogsmisdaden, Internationaal strafrecht, Politics, Nonfiction, Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit, Menschenrechtspolitik, 86.46 international criminal law, World politics, Völkerstrafrecht, Misdrijven tegen de mensheid, Humanitair oorlogsrecht, Human rights movements, Rechtsontwikkeling, Mensenrechten

Description: A revised and updated edition of Geoffrey Robertson's impassioned, authoritative guide to an issue of massive global importance. He tells the dramatic story of how the human rights idea has come to dominate world politics. He reveals how human rights has penetrated the legal armour of the sovereign State. He sets out, without legal jargon, the rights of humankind in the 21st Century. And he predicts what this movement has in store - not only for tyrants and torturers, but also for the superpowers who still resist the demands for universal justice.