Steve Crawshaw & Philippe Sands: Prosecuting the Powerful

Is justice possible when war crimes have been committed? Should retribution, reconciliation, or something else be the goal? Two leading authors discuss this tense subject from their own experience. Writer and international lawyer Philippe Sands KC represented Palestine at the International Court of Justice in recent key rulings, while as a former journalist and UK director of Human Rights Watch, Steve Crawshaw reports in Prosecuting the Powerful on the history of putting national leaders on trial.

Categories: History, Non-fiction, Politics & Society

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