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war crimes and the limits of international law
By Patrick Hagopian
"American immunity" was published by University of Massachusetts Press in 2013 - mau, it has 244 pages and the language of the book is English.
“American immunity” Metadata:
- Title: American immunity
- Author: Patrick Hagopian
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 244
- Publisher: ➤ University of Massachusetts Press
- Publish Date: 2013
- Publish Location: mau
“American immunity” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ War crimes - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968 - Retired military personnel - Military privileges and immunities - Veterans - Atrocities - Legal status, laws - History - Veterans, legal status, laws, etc. - Vietnam war, 1961-1975, atrocities
- Places: United States
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: viii, 244 pages
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL26921182M - OL19708017W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 844729412
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2013035123
- ISBN-13: 9781625340467 - 9781625340474
- ISBN-10: 162534046X - 1625340478
- All ISBNs: 162534046X - 1625340478 - 9781625340467 - 9781625340474
AI-generated Review of “American immunity”:
"American immunity" Table Of Contents:
- 1- "A very simple provision" : the uniform code of military justice and the jurisdictional gap
- 2- "Treaty law" and "murdering wives" : the widening of the jurisdictional gap
- 3- "A very undesirable situation" : Sam Ervin and the constitutional rights subcommittee
- 4- "Uncharted legal waters" : the My Lai Massacre and the Jordan memorandum
- 5- A "tragedy of major proportions" : the peers inquiry and the house subcommittee report
- 6- "Inexcusable and terrible" : the Calley Conviction and the abandonment of the effort to try the My Lai veterans
- 7- "Why can't we just shoot them all?" : MEJA and the first prosecutions in federal district courts
- 8- Conclusion. "The one significant holdout."
"American immunity" Description:
The Open Library:
In 2000 Congress attempted to close the jurisdictional gap with passage of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act. The effectiveness of that legislation is still in question, however, since it remains unclear how willing civilian American juries will be to convict veterans for conduct in foreign war zones."--pub. desc.
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