A guide to international criminal tribunals and their basic documents - Softcover

This book gives a systematic overview of the historical development of international criminal courts and tribunals, from the early attempts at Nuremberg in 1945 all the way to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, established in 2009, together with their basic documents. A brief introduction on each of the tribunals gives a historical background leading to the courts' establishment, an explanation of the basic operational principles of the tribunals, and an examination of their structure. It offers practical information on each of these international criminal tribunals, along with their statutes.