As International Criminal Courts And Tribunals Have Proliferated And International Criminal Law Is Increasingly Seen As A Key Tool For Bringing The World's Worst Perpetrators To Account, The Controversies Surrounding The International Trials Of War Criminals Have Grown. War Crimes Tribunals Have To Deal With Accusations Of Victor's Justice, Bad Prosecutorial Policy And Case Management, And Of Jeopardizing Fragile Peace In Post-conflict Situations. In This Exceptional Book, One Ofthe Leading Writers In The Field Of International Criminal Law Explores These Controversial Issues In A Manner That Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. 'unimaginable Atrocities': Identifying International Crimes; 2. Nullum Crimen Sine Lege; 3. Victors' Justice? Selecting Targets For Prosecution; 4. The Genocide Mystique; 5. Mens Rea, Actus Reus, And The Role Of The State; 6. History, International Justice, And The Right To Truth; 7. No Peace Without Justice? The Amnesty Quandary; 8. Crimes Against Peace; Index; Footnotes William Schabas. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English