Crime and human rights : criminology of genocide and atrocities /
Joachim J. Savelsberg.
Bok Engelsk 2010
| Utgitt | Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : : SAGE, , c2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (viii, 130 p.) : : map.
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| Opplysninger | Errata inserted.. - Cover; contents; acknowledgements; introduction; PART I - Are there trends in controlling human rights violations?; 1 when are atrocities crimes?; 2 how and why have states and governments been constrained?; PART II - What can criminology contribute to (and learn from) the study of serious human rights violations?; 3 how does genocide unfold?-the case of the Holocaust; 4 can genocide studies and criminology enrich each other?; 5 how can criminology address contemporary atrocities?; PART III - How can human rights violations be fought?; 6 what is the role of criminal courts?. - 7 how effective can courts be and what can help them?References; Index. - Joachim Savelsberg provides a succinct and penetrating analysis that persuasively explains why contemporary criminology must widen its boundaries to make human rights crimes a priority.. - Specialized.
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| ISBN | 1-283-28915-6. - 1-4462-4832-1. - 1-4462-5152-7. - 9786613289155
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