Impunity and Human Rights in International Law and Practice

This volume looks at what is being done, and what needs to be done, tocombat the lack of human sanctions for certain serious violations of humanrights. The work discusses the legal issues involved, and moves from a generalconsideration of the theories of punishment and redress which define andunderlie the fight against impunity, to a detailed look at the international lawdefining state obligations to investigate, take action against, and provideredress for victims of at least the most serious violations of human rights. Thebook contains country studies, written by experts in the field, and concludeswith an examination of the case studies, and themes and issues to be consideredin the future. Academics and lawyers in international law and human rights willfind this to be an important work.