Crimes Against Humanity av Geoffrey QC Robertson

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<p><b>*New and expanded edition, with an extra chapter on the war in Ukraine*</b><br><br>In <i>Crimes Against Humanity</i>, Geoffrey Robertson QC explains why we must hold political and military leaders accountable for genocide, torture and mass murder.<br><br>He shows how human rights standards can be enforced against cruel governments, armies and multi-national corporations. This seminal work contains a critical perspective on events such as the invasion of Iraq, the abuses at Abu Ghraib, the killings in Darfur, the death of Milosevic and the trial of Saddam Hussein.<br><br>Cautiously optimistic about ending impunity, but unsparingly critical of diplomats, politicians, Bush lawyers and others who evade international rules, this book will provide further guidance to a movement which aims to make justice predominant in world affairs.<br><br><b>''A beacon of clear-sighted commitment to the humanitarian cause ... impassioned ... exemplary ... seminal'' <i>Observer</i><br><br>''A devastat