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Lead book review

The international criminal justice system was prejudiced from the start

Double standards have existed since its foundation in 1945, with the most powerful nations determining who should be held accountable for war crimes

1 February 2025

9:00 AM

1 February 2025

9:00 AM

Prosecuting the Powerful: War Crimes and the Battle for Justice Steve Crawshaw

Bridge Street Press, pp.416, 25

Three generations ago, Britain and the United States joined forces to propose the establishment of a revamped international rules-based system to remake the world. This was initially articulated in a document that came to be known as the Atlantic Charter, signed in August 1941. Other countries, including the Soviet Union, were persuaded to join the effort, part of a grouping that came to be known as the United Nations.

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