Judging War Crimes And Torture French Justice And International Criminal Tribunals And Commissions (1940-2005)

Even democracies commit war crimes. France has long ignored its colonial crimes, only denounced by a few courageous opponents and revealed in trials. The Vichy government's participation in the Holocaust was obfuscated for half a century, and came to public notice also through trials. French participation in the International Criminal Tribunals for the ex-Yugoslavia and Rwanda have shown conflicts between French politics and the work of these Tribunals. France is not the only democracy to have violated international humanitarian law. However, these violations must be exposed, so that they are not repeated.Beigbeder, Yves is the author of 'Judging War Crimes And Torture French Justice And International Criminal Tribunals And Commissions (1940-2005)', published 2006 under ISBN 9789004153295 and ISBN 9004153292.