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| 2004/267 pages/LC: 2003023330 | ||
Maogoto takes the reader behind the scenes of the conflict between justice and realpolitik. Showing how states, in furthering their political agendas, sometimes hinder the enforceability of international criminal law, he delineates the state interests that often control international legal norms and institutions and even manipulate public perceptions. Ranging from the period just after World War I to the recent establishment of the International Criminal Court, he provides a thorough exposition of the politics and processes of international penal institutions in the state-driven international system.
"A dynamic and critical discussion of the relationship between war crimes and the realities of international politics.... This well-written work is an important contribution to the subject matter. Highly recommended."—Choice
"Maogoto's survey of the historical tensions between the demands of justice and the interests of political actors is a salutary injection of principled realism into a discourse otherwise overcome by often clichéd idealism and insipid historicism."—J. Peter Pham, Human Rights and Human Welfare
"Offering a welcome new perspective, Maogoto highlights the interplay between politics and law in the international arena."—Kurt Mills, James Madison University
"A comprehensive overview of states' attempts to prosecute international war crimes from World War I to the present, with a focus on the tension between justice and expedience.... well written and well researched."—Bruce Cronin, University of Wisconsin