This book introduces a new conceptual framework for impunity within state crime theory and uses Turkish state criminality against Kurds between 1990 and 2000 as

This volume presents and critiques the distorted effects of the international human rights movement's focus on the fight against impunity.

Hard and soft law developed by international and regional organizations, transgovernmental networks, and international courts increasingly shape rules, procedur

This book assesses the role aesthetic factors play in shaping what forms of mass violence are viewed as international crimes.