Prosecuting heads of state

Since 1990, 65 former heads of state or government have been legitimately prosecuted for serious human rights or financial crimes. Many of these leaders were brought to trial in reasonably free and fair judicial processes, and some served time in prison as a result. This book explores the reasons for the meteoric rise in trials of senior leaders and the motivations, public dramas, and intrigues that accompanied efforts to bring them to justice. --from publisher description.

Year

2009

Language

English

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Editions

8

Pages

352

ISBN

9780521491099

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