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From Nuremberg to The Hague is based on a 2002 lecture series by leading experts in international law, including Mr. Sands. Given just as the global war on terror was getting under way, this book is a very brief introduction to legal proceedings that will become prominent in coming years. While not a work that will inform lawyers already in the field, it can be insightful for lawyers and law students not in international law, and it can be a clearly-worded explanation to laypeople. Andrew Clapham's lecture on complicity and complementarity may burst a lot of myths about International Criminal Court jurisdiction: it is only when a country will not prosecute war crimes that the ICC begins to assert itself, something that lawmakers should consider before absolving or pardoning any suspects in recent conflicts. Mr. Sands' own article on the 1998 Pinochet case shows just how much of a watershed this case was: after Pinochet, retired government officials may find unexpected problems if they travel. This was not true after Vietnam, but it is true after Pinochet. The chapters on the ICC and the Rome Statute are short and, of necessity, sketchy, but it's worth reading what experts in the field thought, both in historical context (as of 2002) and in general applicability. Given that a U.S. administration is retiring, a new administration and Congress are taking over, and that the world faces new war crimes and piracy in various places as I write, this book is a helpful introduction to this area of international law. This book is also a useful introduction to Mr. Sands' books, "Lawless World" and "Torture Team," both of which I also recommend. Here, he sets the stage, and in his later works he presents his own analysis, and indictments. As someone who writes and research on some areas of war-crime law, I find From Nuremberg to The Hague, and Mr. Sands' work in general, to be indispensable.
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This page intentionally left blank From Nuremberg to The Hague The Future of International Criminal Justice This collection of essays is based on a lecture series organised jointly by the Wiener Library, Matrix Chambers and University College London’s Centre for International Courts and Tribunals between April and June 2002. The series was sponsored by the Guardian newspaper. Presented by leading experts in the field, this fascinating collection of papers examines the evolution of international criminal justice from its post-Second World War origins at Nuremberg through to the concrete proliferation of courts and tribunals with international criminal law jurisdictions based at The Hague and Arusha. Original and provocative, the lectures provide various stimulating perspectives on the subject of international criminal law. Topics include its corporate and historical dimension as well as a discussion of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the role of national courts, and offers a challenging insight into the future of international criminal justice.This is an intelligent and thought-provoking book, accessible to anyone interested in international justice, from specialists to non-specialists alike. is Professor of Laws and Director of PICT’s Centre for International Courts and Tribunals at University College London, and a practising barrister at Matrix Chambers. Contributors include Cherie Booth QC, Andrew Clapham, James Crawford SC, Richard Overy and Philippe Sands. From Nuremberg to The Hague The Future of International Criminal Justice Edited by University College London Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge , United Kingdom Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, Ne