Judging war crimes and torture : French justice and international criminal tribunals and commissions (1940-2005) /

Judging war crimes and torture : French justice and international criminal tribunals and commissions (1940-2005) /

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Author / Creator:	Beigbeder, Yves.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 377 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Crimes against humanity -- France. Crimes against humanity. International crimes. War crimes. Crimes against humanity. International crimes. War crimes. France. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11196064

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ISBN:	9789047410706 904741070X 9004153292 9789004153295
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Even democracies commit war crimes. France has long ignored its colonial crimes, only denounced by a few courageous opponents and revealed in trials. France is not the only democracy to have violated international humanitarian law. However, these violations must be exposed, so that they are not repeated.
Other form:	Print version: Beigbeder, Yves. Judging war crimes and torture. Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, 2006
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004153295.i-378

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Summary:	This volume shows that even democratic countries, like France but not France alone, can commit war crimes, crimes against humanity and even be accomplices in genocides. However, past crimes must be recalled and exposed, particularly if they have been hidden, covered by amnesties, and not judicially punished. They must be visible as part of a country's history in order to ensure that they are not repeated.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 377 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789047410706 904741070X 9004153292 9789004153295