American Immunity War Crimes and the Limits of International Law |
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| Author:
| Hagopian, Patrick |
| Series title: | Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62534-047-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.95 |
Book Description:
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Patrick Hagopian shows that despite the US role in promulgating universal standards of international law and forming institutions where those standards can be enforced, the US has repeatedly refused to submit its own citizens and troops to the jurisdiction of international tribunals and failed to uphold international standards of justice in its own courts.
Patrick Hagopian shows that despite the US role in promulgating universal standards of international law and forming institutions where those standards can be enforced, the US has repeatedly refused to submit its own citizens and troops to the jurisdiction of international tribunals and failed to uphold international standards of justice in its own courts.