War Crimes in International Law. Edited by Yoram Dinstein and Mala Tabory. The Hague, Boston, London: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1996. Pp. xiv, 469. Index. Fl 265; $177; £119.

Abstract

Introduction Y. Dinstein. War Crimes: Offences and Responsibility. The Distinctions between War Crimes and Crimes Against Peace Y. Dinstein. Crimes under the I.L.C. 1995 Draft Code L.C. Green. Crimes Against the Peace and Security of Mankind and the Recalcitrant Third State C. Tomuschat. War Crimes and State Responsibility S. Rosenne. Ethnic Cleansing N. Lerner. Violations of Human Rights in Time of War as War Crimes H.S. Levie. The Modern Pattern of War Criminality G.I.A.D. Draper. War Crimes and Punishment. The Establishment of an International Criminal Court B. Broms. A Review and Critique of the Statute of the International Tribunal J.J. Shestack. The Normative Impact on International Law of the International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia T. Meron. The Decentralized Prosecution of International Offences through National Courts R. Wolfrum. 'Defences' in War Crime Trials A. Eser. War Crimes in Special Situations. Some Issues Relating to War Crimes in Air and Sea Warfare E. Roucounas. War Crimes in Non-International Armed Conflicts M. Bothe. Treatment of War Crimes in Peace Settlements - Prosecution or Amnesty? F. Domb. The Demjanjuk Trial. The Demjanjuk Case M. Kremnitzer. Hearsay Evidence in War Crimes Trials K. Mann. Appendices. Indices.