Balkan Justice: The Story behind the First International War Crimes Trial since Nuremberg. By Michael P. Scharf. Durham NC: Carolina Academic Press, 1997. Pp. xvii, 324. Index. $28.

1998 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 590-593
Author(s):  
Mahnoush H. Arsanjani
Keyword(s):  
War Crimes ◽  
Academic Press ◽  
International War ◽  
War Crimes Trial

Commentary: The International War Crimes Trial of Anto Furundžija: Major Progress Toward Ending the Cycle of Impunity for Rape Crimes

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 935-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly D. Ashkin
Keyword(s):  
International Criminal ◽  
International Criminal Tribunal ◽  
War Crimes ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Personal Dignity ◽  
International War ◽  
And Gender ◽  
War Crimes Trial ◽  
Major Progress

This article reviews and analyzes the Furundžija Judgment rendered by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the first international war crimes trial in history to focus virtually exclusively on rape. The judgment addresses what acts constitute rape, whether a non-physical perpetrator can be held individually criminally responsible for rape, and whether rape can constitute torture; it also broadens the purview of Common Article 3 crimes and considers acts which may constitute outrages upon personal dignity. This article discusses how these issues impact upon both international humanitarian law generally and gender jurisprudence specifically.

The First Wave of International War Crimes Trials: Istanbul and Leipzig

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN KRAMER
Keyword(s):  
War Crimes ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Crimes Against Humanity ◽  
World War ◽  
The First World War ◽  
War Crimes Trials ◽  
International War ◽  
Second World ◽  
First World ◽  
Foundation Stone

The Nuremberg tribunal following the Second World War is universally considered as the foundation stone of international law with regard to war crimes and crimes against humanity. It may come as a surprise, however, to learn that the first international attempts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity came at the end of the First World War, with trials held at Allied prompting in Turkey and Germany.

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