Judging War Crimes and Torture

Yves Beigbeder (Doct. Public Law) has written a number of books and articles on international organizations and international criminal justice. As a young graduate, he worked as Legal Secretary to the French judge at the Nuremberg Trial (March-August 1946). Following his long service with the World Health Organization, he gave courses or lectures in European and North-American universities. He is now a legal counsel for international civil servants in Geneva.

Foreword; Introduction; List of Abbreviations; Presentation; Chapter One French Democracy and Justice; Part I French Colonization and Justice (1830-1962); Chapter Two French Colonialism; Chapter Three The French Vietnam War (1946-1954); Chapter Four Madagascar: Revolt and Repression (1947-1948); Chapter Five French Algeria: The "Dirtywar" (1954-1962); Part II Vichy France: The Late Reckoning (1940-2005); Chapter Six Vichy's Regime, Legislation and Justice; Chapter Seven Post-Liberation Myth, Purge and Trials; Chapter Eight From Barbie to Papon; Part III International Criminal Tribunals and Commissions (1945-2005); Chapter Nine The Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals; Chapter Ten The Genocide in Rwanda; Chapter Eleven Crimes in The Former Yugoslavia; Chapter Twelve The International Criminal Court; Chapter Thirteen Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index.