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War crimes / Margaret Haerens, book editor.

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Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2011.

International criminal law -- Juvenile literature.

International criminal law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

9780737749960 (hardcover)

0737749962 (hardcover)

9780737749977 (pbk.)

0737749970 (pbk.)

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

ch. 1: Who can be considered war criminals? -- 1. Terrorists should be classified as war criminals and enemy combatants / David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey -- 2. Terrorist should be classified as criminals subject to criminal prosecution / Wesley K. Clark and Kal Raustiaala -- 3. Private security firms in Iraq can be tried as war criminals / Human Rights First -- 4. Allegations against private security firms in Iraq are politicized / George H. Wittman -- 5. Somali pirates should be classified as war criminals / John Yoo -- 6. Somali pirates should not be classified as war criminals / Jeremy Scahill -- 7. Groups that use mass rape should be tried as war criminals / Alyson Zureick -- 8. Rape is not vigorously prosecuted as a war crime / Binaifer Nowrojee --

ch. 2: How should the United States address war crimes? -- 1. The United States should embrace the responsibility to protect doctrine / Richard H. Cooper and Juliette Voinov Kohler -- 2. The United States should reject the responsibility to protect doctrine/ Steven Groves -- 3. Terrorists should be incarcerated in U.S. jails / Steve Chapman -- 4. Terrorists should not be incarcerated in U.S. jails / John McCormack --

ch. 3:How should the United States deal with the ICC? -- 1. The United States should engage with the ICC / David Scheffer and John Hutson -- 2. The United States should reject the jurisdiction of the ICC / Brett D. Schaefer -- 3. The United States should not manipulate the ICC / Amitabh Pal -- 4. The ICC must respect U.S. national interests / John B. Bellinger III --

ch. 4: What governments and individuals should be tried for war crimes? -- 1. Israel should be tried for war crimes against Gaza / John Dugard -- 2. Israeli attacks on Gaza are not war crimes / John Bolton -- 3. Sudan's leaders should be tried for war crimes in the ICC / Michael J. Gerson -- 4. Sudan's leaders should not be tried for war crimes in the ICC / Brett D. Schaefer -- 5. Bush Administration officials who authorized torture should be tried for war crimes in the ICC / Jonathan Turley -- 6. Bush Administration officials are not guilty of war crimes / Andrew C. McCarthy .

This volume explores the topics relating to war crimes by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.

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