Walking Away from Nuremberg
Just War and the Doctrine of Command Responsibility
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Author
Publication
2007-10-03 - University of Massachusetts Press
Language
English
Word Count
55,750 words, Guess
Page Count
223 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- ISBN-101558495991
- ISBN-139781558495999
- LibraryThing5792171
- Goodreads3006529
- OCLC Control Number86117743
and 3 more
- Better World Books9781558495999
- Better World BooksP8-CUH-730
- Open LibraryOL12088708M
Classifications
- LCCU22.R67 2007
Description
Rockwood places his own experience in Haiti within the broader context of the American military doctrine of "command responsibility"--the set of rules that holds individual officers directly responsible for the commission of war crimes under their authority. He traces the evolution of this doctrine from the Civil War, where its principles were first articulated as the "Lieber Code," through the Nuremberg trials following World War II, where they were reaffirmed and applied, to the present. Rockwood shows how in the past half-century the United States has gradually abandoned its commitment to these standards, culminating in recent Bush administration initiatives that in effect would shield American commanders and officials from prosecution for many war crimes. Recent events reflect an "official anti-humanitarian" trend, Rockwood argues, that is at odds with our nation's traditions and principles. [from publisher description].
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- Walking Away from Nuremberg: Just War and the Doctrine of Command Responsibility
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