Reviews for Crimes against humanity

The average rating for Crimes against humanity based on 4 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-04-07 00:00:00 Mohamed Lunat This book is a great way to be introduced to human rights and international law and undoubtedly also would be an engrossing read for people already familiar with the subject. In explaining the issues related to human rights law, Robertson covers a lot of ground regarding recent conflicts and geopolitical issues in general and almost everybody will be a better informed citizen after finishing this book. The book is an interesting format as it is an evolving piece and its obvious that newer events have required parts of the book to be rewritten compared to older editions but this is done seamlessly and in fact adds extra relevance to the reading. There is a pattern throughout the book of moving from somewhat dry technical legal detail to highly engrossing descriptions of dictators, dirty money and war stories - but indeed the dry parts are needed to explain the more colorful parts and vice versa; points of law are given full and interesting examples. This is not a history book, but reads more like a intellectual discussion of how international law can be applied. It has a very pragmatic tone, and there is a realism that leads you to respect the facts the book contains. The book ends in an optimistic tone and the reader left with a sense of having had your eyes opened and your previous perceptions of world governments challenged.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-02-20 00:00:00 Hirofumi Naito Not an easy read (it is very long and full of horrors), but anyone who claims to know something about human rights ought to have read this book. It really does a brilliant job at summarising the history of the human rights movement from the legal perspective. Might be good to read alongside The Better Angels of Our Nature, which covers similar subject matter from the psychological perspective.

Review # 3 was written on 2013-04-07 00:00:00 Phyllis Hopper This book is a great way to be introduced to human rights and international law and undoubtedly also would be an engrossing read for people already familiar with the subject. In explaining the issues related to human rights law, Robertson covers a lot of ground regarding recent conflicts and geopolitical issues in general and almost everybody will be a better informed citizen after finishing this book. The book is an interesting format as it is an evolving piece and its obvious that newer events have required parts of the book to be rewritten compared to older editions but this is done seamlessly and in fact adds extra relevance to the reading. There is a pattern throughout the book of moving from somewhat dry technical legal detail to highly engrossing descriptions of dictators, dirty money and war stories - but indeed the dry parts are needed to explain the more colorful parts and vice versa; points of law are given full and interesting examples. This is not a history book, but reads more like a intellectual discussion of how international law can be applied. It has a very pragmatic tone, and there is a realism that leads you to respect the facts the book contains. The book ends in an optimistic tone and the reader left with a sense of having had your eyes opened and your previous perceptions of world governments challenged.

Review # 4 was written on 2012-02-20 00:00:00 John Beane Not an easy read (it is very long and full of horrors), but anyone who claims to know something about human rights ought to have read this book. It really does a brilliant job at summarising the history of the human rights movement from the legal perspective. Might be good to read alongside The Better Angels of Our Nature, which covers similar subject matter from the psychological perspective.