| Author: | Patricia Marchak | ISBN: | 9780773578029 |
| Publisher: | MQUP | Publication: | March 26, 2008 |
| Imprint: | MQUP | Language: | English |
| Author: | Patricia Marchak |
| ISBN: | 9780773578029 |
| Publisher: | MQUP |
| Publication: | March 26, 2008 |
| Imprint: | MQUP |
| Language: | English |
While UN-sponsored international criminal courts have been successful in obliging leaders to accept responsibility for their actions during bitter internal wars, Marchak argues that they may not be the best means of bringing truth and reconciliation to survivors. Based on the principle of individual responsibility, they are not designed to deal with collective crimes against humanity and genocide, nor are they good instruments for dealing with the breakdown of societies.
While UN-sponsored international criminal courts have been successful in obliging leaders to accept responsibility for their actions during bitter internal wars, Marchak argues that they may not be the best means of bringing truth and reconciliation to survivors. Based on the principle of individual responsibility, they are not designed to deal with collective crimes against humanity and genocide, nor are they good instruments for dealing with the breakdown of societies.
