Past Crimes

Author : Glen Erik Hamilton
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571314607

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Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton Pdf

Come home, if you can... For fans of LEE CHILD's Jack Reacher and DENNIS LEHANE's Kenzie and Gennaro, an unputdownable series debut, from a thrilling new voice in American crime writing 'A zipline ride of a thriller, plummeting through the back alleys of Seattle ... Hamilton has crafted a compelling new hero in Van Shaw.' Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestseller If my grandfather's letter had stopped at the comma, I would have tossed it in the trash... only the last three words mattered. If you can. That passed for please, in the old man's way of talking... If you can scared me a little. Meet Van Shaw - soldier, ex-con - as he returns to his native Seattle after a decade's self-imposed exile. Answering voices from his past, he finds a whole heap of trouble, and himself the prime suspect in the brutal attack on his grandfather. Drawn back into the violent, high-stakes life he tried to leave behind, he has to try and see right from wrong amid the secrets and resentments of those he was once closest to. Think Boston crime think Dennis Lehane, think Washington DC think George Pelecanos, think LAthink Michael Connelly - and now, think Seattle think Glen Erik Hamilton

Author : Richard J. Golsan
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498550338

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The Vichy Past in France Today by Richard J. Golsan Pdf

The Vichy Past in France Today: Corruptions of Memory is an interdisciplinary study examining the continuing impact of the memory of Vichy and World War II in French politics, literature, intellectual discourse and debates, and the law. It argues that despite multiple efforts in all of these areas to come to terms with France’s World War II past and to fulfill a “duty to memory” to Vichy’s Jewish victims, the nation is still not reconciled to the so-called “Dark Years,” even seventy years after the Liberation. Indeed the Vichy past “occupies” important recent works of literature, inflects much political discussion and debate, often serving as a metaphor for political (and moral) evil. Its legacies include the passage of problematic laws that dangerously distort and simplify complex historical realities. Chapter I examines the historical and legal legacies of the 1990s trials for crimes against humanity and traces their impact on the so-called “memorial laws” of the new century. Chapter II revisits the 2002 presidential elections in France and the impact of Jean-Marie Le Pen’s first round victory on intellectual and cultural debate. Chapter III explores Alain Badiou’s controversial characterization of Sarkozy’s presidential victory as a return of “Petainism” in The Meaning of Sarkozy. The discussion is cast against the backdrop of Badiou’s “radical” political thought and Sarkozy’s political uses and misuses of the World War II past. Chapter IV examines the controversy surrounding the publication of Jonathan Littell’s The Kindly Ones (2006) and its morally and historically problematic portrayal of an unrepentant Nazi and SS officer. Chapter V discusses Yannick Haenel’s fictional recreation of the Polish resistance hero Jan Karski (The Messenger, 2009) in his novel by that name, and the polemics between the novel’s author and the maker of the classic Holocaust documentary film, Shoah, Claude Lanzmann. The Conclusion first explores the ways in which the memory of Vichy inflects literary and political reflections on the recent terrorist attacks in France. It also examines strategies proposed by French philosophers for moving beyond the “impasse” of Vichy’s memory in France before concluding with a different strategy proposed by the author for the French nation to move beyond the memory of the Dark Years.

Author : Faustin Z. Ntoubandi
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004162310

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Amnesty for Crimes Against Humanity Under International Law by Faustin Z. Ntoubandi Pdf

Drawing on crystallizing trends in State's practice in respect of amnesty, this book provides a comprehensive legal framework within which grants of amnesty can be reconciled with the duty to prosecute core crimes under international law.

Author : Doctor Adam Jones
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848136823

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Genocide, War Crimes and the West by Doctor Adam Jones Pdf

Genocide and war crimes are increasingly the focus of scholarly and activist attention. Much controversy exists over how, precisely, these grim phenomena should be defined and conceptualized. Genocide, War Crimes & the West tackles this controversy, and clarifies our understanding of an important but under-researched dimension: the involvement of the US and other liberal democracies in actions that are conventionally depicted as the exclusive province of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes. Many of the authors are eminent scholars and/or renowned activists; in most cases, their contributions are specifically written for this volume. In the opening and closing sections of the book, analytical issues are considered, including questions of responsibility for genocide and war crimes, and institutional responses at both the domestic and international levels. The central section is devoted to an unprecedentedly broad range of original case studies of western involvement, or alleged involvement, in war crimes and genocide. At a moment in history when terrorism has become a near universal focus of public attention, this volume makes clear why the West, as a result of both its historical legacy and contemporary actions, so often excites widespread resentment and opposition throughout the rest of the world.

Author : Robert Cryer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-06-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139443692

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Prosecuting International Crimes by Robert Cryer Pdf

This 2005 book discusses the legitimacy of the international criminal law regime. It explains the development of the system of international criminal law enforcement in historical context, from antiquity through the Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials, to modern-day prosecutions of atrocities in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. The modern regime of prosecution of international crimes is evaluated with regard to international relations theory. The book then subjects that regime to critique on the basis of legitimacy and the rule of law, in particular selective enforcement, not only in relation to who is prosecuted, but also the definitions of crimes and principles of liability used when people are prosecuted. It concludes that although selective enforcement is not as powerful as a critique of international criminal law as it was previously, the creation of the International Criminal Court may also have narrowed the substantive rules of international criminal law.

Author : Rafay, Abdul
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-18
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781799855699

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Handbook of Research on Theory and Practice of Financial Crimes by Rafay, Abdul Pdf

Black money and financial crime are emerging global phenomena. During the last few decades, corrupt financial practices were increasingly being monitored in many countries around the globe. Among a large number of problems is a lack of general awareness about all these issues among various stakeholders including researchers and practitioners. The Handbook of Research on Theory and Practice of Financial Crimes is a critical scholarly research publication that provides comprehensive research on all aspects of black money and financial crime in individual, organizational, and societal experiences. The book further examines the implications of white-collar crime and practices to enhance forensic audits on financial fraud and the effects on tax enforcement. Featuring a wide range of topics such as ethical leadership, cybercrime, and blockchain, this book is ideal for policymakers, academicians, business professionals, managers, IT specialists, researchers, and students.

Author : Carol B. Kalish,United States. National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Crime
ISBN : UOM:39015028062340

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Crimes and Victims by Carol B. Kalish,United States. National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service Pdf

Author : Alette Smeulers,Maartje Weerdesteijn,Barbora Holá
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192565495

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Perpetrators of International Crimes by Alette Smeulers,Maartje Weerdesteijn,Barbora Holá Pdf

Why would anyone commit a mass atrocity such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, or terrorism? This question is at the core of the multi- and interdisciplinary field of perpetrator studies, a developing field which this book assesses in its full breadth for the first time. Perpetrators of International Crimes analyses the most prominent theories, methods, and evidence to determine what we know, what we think we know, as well as the ethical implications of gathering this knowledge. It traces the development of perpetrator studies whilst pushing the boundaries of this emerging field. The book includes contributions from experts from a wide array of disciplines, including criminology, history, law, sociology, psychology, political science, religious studies, and anthropology. They cover numerous case studies, including prominent ones such as Nazi Germany, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia, but also those that are relatively under researched and more recent, such as Sri Lanka and the Islamic State. These have been investigated through various research methods, including but not limited to, trial observations and interviews.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Human Rights Watch Justice at Risk: War Crimes Trials in Croatia,bosina and Herzegovina, and Serbia and Montenegro by Anonim Pdf

Author : Morten Bergsmo
Publisher : Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9788293081524

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Using Old Evidence in Core International Crimes Cases by Morten Bergsmo Pdf

Author : Kerstin von Lingen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319531410

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Debating Collaboration and Complicity in War Crimes Trials in Asia, 1945-1956 by Kerstin von Lingen Pdf

This innovative volume examines the nexus between war crimes trials and the pursuit of collaborators in post-war Asia. Global standards of behaviour in time of war underpinned the prosecution of Japanese military personnel in Allied courts in Asia and the Pacific. Japan’s contradictory roles in the Second World War as brutal oppressor of conquered regions in Asia and as liberator of Asia from both Western colonialism and stultifying tradition set the stage for a tangled legal and political debate: just where did colonized and oppressed peoples owe their loyalties in time of war? And where did the balance of responsibility lie between individuals and nations? But global standards jostled uneasily with the pluralism of the Western colonial order in Asia, where legal rights depended on race and nationality. In the end, these limits led to profound dissatisfaction with the trials process, despite its vast scale and ambitious intentions, which has implications until today.

Author : Tatiana Shvedchikova,Negahnaz Moghaddam,Pier Matteo Barone
Publisher : Archaeopress Archaeology
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : Crime
ISBN : 1789697786

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Crimes in the Past: Archaeological and Anthropological Evidence by Tatiana Shvedchikova,Negahnaz Moghaddam,Pier Matteo Barone Pdf

Crimes in the Past: Archaeological and Anthropological Evidence aims to discuss the possible examples of crimes in the archaeological past, their detection and interpretation with the help of modern scientific methods, and how interdisciplinary approaches can be conducted in further research concerning 'crimes of the past.' The idea to create this publication was born after organizing Session #169 Past Crimes during the 25th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA 2019) in Bern. In this book, readers will find cases of historic and prehistoric 'crimes scenes' known from various contexts, including the findings of (pre)historic (mass) graves and lethal violent acts related to warfare, ritual killings, or possible murder cases. In order to get to the bottom of the possible archaeological crime scenes, contemporary interdisciplinary approaches will be used, which allow us to extend the frames of classical archaeological study.

Author : Patrycja Grzebyk
Publisher : Wydawnictwo Instytutu Wymiaru Sprawiedliwości
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9788366344792

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The Communist Crimes by Patrycja Grzebyk Pdf

Communist crimes did not give way to Nazi atrocities, and their scale was much greater. Above all, however, political considerations determined that the Communists did not live up to their Nuremberg. In addition, the prosecution of communist crimes involves a number of legal difficulties, both of a material and procedural nature. The authors of this study hope that they have succeeded in signaling these difficulties and at the same time inspire further research that is necessary and urgent – given the advanced age and criminals and victims who are still waiting for justice.

Author : Nicole Rafter
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479805969

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The Crime of All Crimes by Nicole Rafter Pdf

Cambodia. Rwanda. Armenia. Nazi Germany. History remembers these places as the sites of unspeakable crimes against humanity, and indisputably, of genocide. Yet, throughout the twentieth century, the world has seen many instances of violence committed by states against certain groups within their borders—from the colonial ethnic cleansing the Germans committed against the Herero tribe in Africa, to the Katyn Forest Massacre, in which the Soviets shot over 20,000 Poles, to anti-communist mass murders in 1960s Indonesia. Are mass crimes against humanity like these still genocide? And how can an understanding of crime and criminals shed new light on how genocide—the “crime of all crimes”—transpires? In The Crime of All Crimes, criminologist Nicole Rafter takes an innovative approach to the study of genocide by comparing eight diverse genocides--large-scale and small; well-known and obscure—through the lens of criminal behavior. Rafter explores different models of genocidal activity, reflecting on the popular use of the Holocaust as a model for genocide and ways in which other genocides conform to different patterns. For instance, Rafter questions the assumption that only ethnic groups are targeted for genocidal “cleansing," and she also urges that actions such as genocidal rape be considered alongside traditional instances of genocidal violence. Further, by examining the causes of genocide on different levels, Rafter is able to construct profiles of typical victims and perpetrators and discuss means of preventing genocide, in addition to delving into the social psychology of genocidal behavior and the ways in which genocides are brought to an end. A sweeping and innovative investigation into the most tragic of events in the modern world, The Crime of All Crimes will fundamentally change how we think about genocide in the present day.

Author : Markus Dubber,Tatjana Hörnle
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191030673

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Criminal Law by Markus Dubber,Tatjana Hörnle Pdf

Criminal Law: A Comparative Approach presents a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the substantive criminal law of two major jurisdictions: the United States and Germany. Presupposing no familiarity with either U.S. or German criminal law, the book will provide criminal law scholars and students with a rich comparative understanding of criminal law's foundations and central doctrines. All foreign-language sources have been translated into English; cases and materials are accompanied by heavily cross-referenced introductions and notes that place them within the framework of each country's criminal law system and highlight issues ripe for comparative analysis. Divided into three parts, the book covers foundational issues - such as constitutional limits on the criminal law - before tackling the major features of the general part of the criminal law and a selection of offences in the special part. Throughout, readers are exposed to alternative approaches to familiar problems in criminal law, and as a result will have a chance to see a given country's criminal law doctrine, on specific issues and in general, from the critical distance of comparative analysis.