Sikkink, Kathryn, 1955-

The justice cascade : how human rights prosecutions are changing world politics / Kathryn Sikkink. - 1st ed. - New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2011. - viii, 342 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index.

Navigating without a map : human rights trials in Southern Europe -- Argentina : from pariah state to global protagonist -- The streams of the justice cascade -- The effects of human rights prosecutions in Latin America -- Global deterrence and human rights prosecutions -- Is the United States immune to the justice cascade? -- Policy, theory, and the justice cascade.

9780393079937 (hardcover)

2011018827


Crimes against humanity.
Criminal liability (International law)
Prosecution--International cooperation.
Criminal justice, Administration of--International cooperation.
International criminal courts.
World politics--1989-
Crímenes de lesa humanidad
Responsabilidad penal (derecho internacional).
Fiscalía--Cooperación internacional.

KZ 7145 / S579j 2011

345/.0235