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Title: Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know by Roy Gutman, David Rieff ISBN: 0-393-31914-8 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Read entire book before reviewing.
Comment: "Crimes of War" should be required reading during senior year of high school. Written by journalists, scholars and law experts, this book not only details the wrongs committed in recent wars, but who committed them and under what laws the perpetrators can be prosecuted. The photographs are often shocking and force the viewer to face the truths in the text, which is well written by men and women who either witnessed the atrocities or are working to bring war criminals to justice. "Crimes of War" clearly shows that there are binding laws of warfare, and those who break these laws must be held accountable for their actions.
Israel is not singled out for criticism in "Crimes of War". There are two chapters under the letter A (it is arranged like an encyclopedia) and if a reader only get to the letter B they may feel Israel gets the bulk of criticism. However, the reader who reads the entire book will see Israel is fairly criticised.
Also, China is not condemned for Tiananmen Square in this book because this book is about war, war crimes, genocide, and international law. Tiananmen Square - while tragic and unforgivable - was a State using lethal force against its own people in a police action. Tibet could bear mentioning, but even prior to China's invasion Tibet was a remote society, hence the lack of coverage by outsiders.
The scathing reviews of this book probably say more about the "issues" within the reviewer than the contents of the book: The truth can hurt and denial is an easy trap. Scores of countries are mentioned in this book (the US being one) and it's the facts that sting here - not "agendas". In the end, "Crimes of War" succinctly and logically reinforces the point that there are no excuses for crimes against humanity.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best War/War Crimes Book Available
Comment: Crimes of War does what few books of its kind manage to accomplish. It is a well-researched and scholarly compendium of the various crimes of war with expert background information on the various legal instruments that prohibit these acts. At the same time, however, it a visually riveting -- and often shocking -- photographic compendium of war crimes ranging from disappearances to death squads to starvation. I had the impression that, judging from its pocket-size edition, Crimes of War was published with the intention of serving as a field guide to journalists and NGO/IO staff who wish to have ready access, written in plain English, to the legal predicates that prohibit war crimes. However, after reading Crimes of War, it seemed to be more the kind of book that should be required reading material for high school, college and law students who wish to have a basic grasp either of the history of war crimes or the legal basis for their prohibition. This book is in a class all its own.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Extraordinary Guide
Comment: This A-to-Z guidebook is absolutely amazing. Without falling into the trap of legalese (which is beyond most lay people), this book manages to teach us numerous things about the conduct of war and how difficult it is to apply the numerous chapters and laws in modern conflicts, be they international or internal.
The photographs that accompany most articles are striking; some of them are rather gruesome, but this is war, and the more suffering we see, the more likely we are to commit ourselves to not seeing this kind of inhumanity ever again. To do so, we have to put action behind political rhetoric, to give substance to our words (Vaclav Havel's motto).
I recommend this book to anyone who is interested about the law, war, man's inhumanity to man, and the legal architecture which, over decades, has been taking form to protect us from ourselves.
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Title: Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice by Geoffrey Robertson ISBN: 1565846680 Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Evolution of International Human Rights: Visions Seen by Paul Gordon Lauren ISBN: 081221854X Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: "A Problem from Hell" : America and the Age of Genocide by Samantha Power ISBN: 0060541644 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: International Law by Antonio Cassese ISBN: 0198299982 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Accountability for Human Rights Atrocities in International Law : Beyond the Nuremberg Legacy (2nd Edition) by Steven R. Ratner, Jason S. Abrams ISBN: 0198298714 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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