Peoples' Tribunals and International Law

Peoples'' Tribunals and International Law is the first book to analyse how civil society tribunals implement and develop international law. With contributions covering tribunals in Europe Latin America and Asia this edited collection provides cross-disciplinary academic and activist perspectives and unique insights into the phenomenon of peoples'' tribunals. Written by academics in law anthropology and international relations it also incorporates the reflections of civil society activists and advocates on peoples'' tribunals. The collection includes chapters ranging from the Permanent Peoples'' Tribunal successor to the Bertrand Russell Tribunal established to question the legality of the Vietnam War to recent tribunals addressing atrocities in Soeharto''s Indonesia and violations against migrants in Europe. Peoples'' Tribunals and International Law offers the first sustained analysis of the different approaches to international law in tribunal proceedings. It will interest scholars of law criminology human rights politics sociology anthropology and international relations.