Crimes Against Humanity: A Beginner's Guide

✍ Scribed by Adam Jones

Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Leaves: 224
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

How we can stop the world's worst atrocities

In this compelling overview, Adam Jones outlines the history and current extent of key crimes against humanity, and highlights the efforts of popular movements to suppress them. Using examples ranging from the genocides in Darfur and Rwanda to the sex trade of Eastern Europe and the use of torture in the 'war on terror,' Jones explores the progress made in toughening international law, and the stumbling blocks which prevent full compliance with it. Coherent and revealing, this book is essential for anyone interested in the well-being of humanity and its future.

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