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Title:
War crimes / Margaret Haerens, book editor.
Author:
Haerens, Margaret.
Publication Information:
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
Call Number:
K5301 .W3673 2011
Abstract:
This volume explores the topics relating to war crimes by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
ISBN:
9780737749960

9780737749977
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
215 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Terrorists should be classified as war criminals and enemy combatants / David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey -- Terrorists should be classified as criminals subject to criminal prosecution / Wesley K. Clark and Kal Raustiala -- Private security firms in Iraq can be tried as war criminals / Human Rights First -- Allegations against private security firms in Iraq are politicized / George H. Wittman -- Somali pirates should be classified as war criminals / John Yoo -- Somali pirates should not be classified as war criminals / Jeremy Scahill -- Groups that use mass rape should be tried as war criminals / Alyson Zureick -- Rape is not vigorously prosecuted as a war crime / Binaifer Nowrojee -- The United States should embrace the Responsibility to Protect doctrine / Richard H. Cooper and Juliette Voinov Kohler -- The United States should reject the Responsibility to Protect doctrine / Steven Groves -- Terrorists should be incarcerated in U.S. jails / Steve Chapman -- Terrorists should not be incarcerated in U.S. jails / John McCormack --

The United States should engage with the ICC / David Scheffer and John Hutson -- The United States should reject the jurisdiction of the ICC / Brett D. Schaefer -- The United States should not manipulate the ICC / Amitabh Pal -- The ICC must respect U.S. national interests / John B. Bellinger III -- Israel should be tried for war crimes against Gaza / John Dugard -- Israeli attacks on Gaza are not war crimes / John Bolton -- Sudan's leaders should be tried for war crimes in the ICC / Michael J. Gerson -- Sudan's leaders should not be tried for war crimes in the ICC / Brett D. Schaefer -- Bush administration officials who authorized torture should be tried for war crimes in the ICC / Jonathan Turley -- Bush administration officials are not guilty of war crimes / Andrew C. McCarthy.
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