Author:Geoffrey Robertson
In this new edition of Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice, Geoffrey Robertson QC explains why we must hold political and military leaders accountable for genocide, torture and mass murder.
He shows how human rights standards can be enforced against cruel governments, armies and multi-national corporations. This seminal work now contains a critical perspective on recent events, such as the invasion of Iraq, the abuses at Abu Ghraib, the killings in Darfur, the death of Milosevic and the trial of Saddam Hussein.
Cautiously optimistic about ending impunity, but unsparingly critical of diplomats, politicians, Bush lawyers and others who evade international rules, this book will provide further guidance to a movement which aims to make justice predominant in world affairs.
'A beacon of clear-sighted commitment to the humanitarian cause ... impassioned ... exemplary ... seminal' Observer
'States are the biggest bullies in the world. In this book, Geoffrey Robertson shows how they can be tamed' Mail on Sunday
Millions will be reading his book in the century to come if we are serious in our intention to stop massacres.
—— ObserverHis arguments are exceptionally clear ... simple and lucid prose.
—— Daily TelegraphStates are the biggest bullies in the world. In this book, Geoffrey Robertson shows how they can be tamed.
—— Mail on SundayA devastating critique of the inadequate response of the international community to violations of basic freedoms ... a formidable achievement.
—— Evening StandardA beacon of clear-sighted commitment to the humanitarian cause ... impassioned ... exemplary ... seminal.
—— ObserverHis arguments are exceptionally clear and comprehensible, and legal complexities are rendered into simple and lucid prose
—— Sunday TelegraphJustice for women in this country is failing at every point of our interaction with it, for reasons ranging from age-old prejudice to modern austerity... Yet in her rigorous tenacity, her undimmed enthusiasm for the fight, Helena Kennedy spreads the irrational buoyancy of which revolutions are made
—— Zoe Williams , GuardianA shocking wake-up call, this book will have you demanding justice
—— Emerald Streetif I were to be charged with a crime, I would definitely want Helena Kennedy QC in my corner
—— Sarah Baxter , Sunday TimesKennedy… writes with calm authority. Her analysis of how such women fail to conform to what remain white, male ideas about appropriate female behaviour and femininity in court…is incisive
—— Afua Hirsch , GuardianAs eerily persuasive a read as you'd expect from one of the country's top barristers... Kennedy lays bare a panoply of injustices that explain the rage unleashed post-Weinstein... Kennedy’s vivacious prose and plentiful research yields a pacy, important read that both elucidates the current climate and offers sage pointers on where to go next
—— Gwen Smith , iA passionately argued eye-opener…both a deeply depressing read and a hugely energising wake-up call for anyone concerned with justice, diversity and human dignity
—— Gemma Simmonds , The Tablet, **Books of the Year**Compelling… The marginal advances that have been secured fade into irrelevance in comparison with the horrific chronicle of shortcomings that exist for women in the courts…bang up to date… Kennedy writes well and illustrates her cases with heartrending individual examples
—— Julia Langdon , The Tablet
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