Crimes Against Humanity by Geoffrey Robertson Qc

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Presenting the story of how the human rights idea has come to dominate world politics, this title shows how human rights has penetrated the legal armour of the sovereign State. It sets out the rights of humankind in the 21st Century, and predicts what this movement has in store - for tyrants and torturers, as well as for the superpowers.

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Crimes Against Humanity by Geoffrey Robertson Qc

Presenting the story of how the human rights idea has come to dominate world politics, this title shows how human rights has penetrated the legal armour of the sovereign State. It sets out the rights of humankind in the 21st Century, and predicts what this movement has in store - for tyrants and torturers, as well as for the superpowers.
Geoffrey Robertson QC has appeared as counsel in landmark human rights cases in British, International and Commonwealth courts. He is Head of Doughty Street Chambers and Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Birkbeck College. His other books include FREEDOM, THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE LAW and MEDIA LAW (both in Penguin) and his memoir, THE JUSTICE GAME, was published in 1998. He lives in London.
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ISBN 13 9780141024639
ISBN 10 0141024631
Title Crimes Against Humanity
Author Geoffrey Robertson Qc
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2006-08-31
Number of pages 800
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