Offers an entirely new way of comprehending the conduct of those whose job it is to prosecute the most serious of international crimes Argues that law is a form of politics, and that both ICL enforcement and the politics of economic liberalisation are a means of waging politico-cultural war Highlights the complicity between the production of scholarly knowledge in academia and the support for the international prosecutor's work

Autorentext
Damien Rogers is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University, New Zealand.

Klappentext
**Damien Rogers **is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University, New Zealand.
This book offers a unique and powerful critique of the quest for international criminal justice. It explores the efforts of three successive generations of international prosecutors, recognising the vital roles they play in the enforcement of international criminal law. By critically examining prosecutorial performance during the pre-trial and trial phases, the volume argues that these prosecutors are simultaneously political actors serving in the interests of economic liberalisation. It also posits that international prosecutors help wage a mostly silent and largely unacknowledged politico-cultural war fought for control over the institutions governing modernist international affairs. As the author contends, international prosecutors are thus best understood as agents not only of the law and politics, but also of a war fought by proponentsof various utopian projects.

Zusammenfassung
This book offers a unique and powerful critique of the quest for international criminal justice. It explores the efforts of three successive generations of international prosecutors, recognising the vital roles they play in the enforcement of international criminal law. By critically examining prosecutorial performance during the pre-trial and trial phases, the volume argues that these prosecutors are simultaneously political actors serving in the interests of economic liberalisation. It also posits that international prosecutors help wage a mostly silent and largely unacknowledged politico-cultural war fought for control over the institutions governing modernist international affairs. As the author contends, international prosecutors are thus best understood as agents not only of the law and politics, but also of a war fought by proponents of various utopian projects.

Inhalt
1. Introduction .- 2. International Military Tribunals .- 3. Indictment of German and Japanese War Leaders .- 4. Opening Statements at Nuremberg and Tokyo .- 5. Ad-hoc International Criminal Tribunals .- 6. Indictment of Yugoslav and Rwandan Troublemakers .- 7. Opening Statements at The Hague and Arusha .- 8. International Criminal Court .- 9. New Generation of Prosecutors: Warrants, Summonses and Opening Statements .- 10. Conclusion.