Prosecuting the Powerful

War Crimes and the Battle for Justice

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<p><b>'In this powerful book, Steve Crawshaw, who has devoted his career to the pursuit of international justice, eloquently confronts one of the toughest dilemmas of the moment: how to hold war criminals to account.' Anne Applebaum, author of <i>Autocracy Inc</i><br><br>'<i>Prosecuting The Powerful </i>isn't just compelling and very moving, it has all the force of a well-crafted thriller. I literally couldn't stop reading it,' John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor</b><br><br><b>'Powerful, timely and moving,' Baroness Helena Kennedy KC</b><br><br><b>'A tour de force,' Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor, Channel 4 News</b><br><b><br>Guardian Book of the Day</b><br><br>Could we ever see Vladimir Putin in the dock for his crimes? What about a Western ally like Benjamin Netanyahu? Putting a country's leader on trial once seemed unimaginable. But as Steve Crawshaw describes in <i>Prosecuting the Powerful</i> - a blend of powerful eyewitness reporting and gripping history - the possibilities of justice have been transformed.<br><br>Crawshaw includes recent stories from the front lines of justice in Ukraine, Israel/Palestine and at The Hague, as well as his earlier encounters with war criminals like Slobodan Miloševi. He tells the stories of those who have demanded protection for civilians and accountability for war criminals - from the Swiss businessman who is the reason why we have the Geneva Conventions today and the prosecutors at Nuremberg to the Syrian police photographer who helped put one of Bashar al-Assad's torturers behind bars. He also follows the extraordinary unfolding story of two of the world's most powerful and well-connected leaders currently under indictment at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. <br><br>From Gaza to Bucha and beyond, survivors seek justice for the crimes committed against them. But for that to happen, governments must finally abandon their double standards and have the courage to support prosecutions of those who commit at

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780349128948

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

231 x 152 x 35 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Little, Brown Book Group