This Book Explores The Promises And Limitations Of Holding Individuals Accountable For Violations Of International Human Rights And Humanitarian Law. It Analyses The Principal Crimes Under International Law, Such As Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity,and War Crimes, And Appraises Both Prosecutorial And Other Key Mechanisms Developed To Bring Individuals To Justice. After Applying Their Conclusions In A Detailed Case Study, The Authors Offer A Series Of Compelling Conclusions On The Prospects For Accountability. This Fully Updated New Edition Contains Expanded Coverage Of National Trials Under Universal Jurisdiction, International Criminal Tribunals Including The International Criminal Court, New Hybrid Tribunals In Cambodia And Elsewhere, Truth Commissions, And Lustration. It Also Explores Individual Accountability For Terrorist Acts And For Abuses Committed In The Name Of Counter-terrorism Policy.--book Jacket. Individual Accountability For Human Rights Abuses: Historical And Legal Underpinnings -- Genocide And The Imperfections Of Codification -- Crimes Against Humanity And The Inexactitude Of Custom -- War Crimes And The Limitations Of Accountability For Acts In Armed Conflict -- Other Abuses Incurring Individual Responsibility Under International Law -- Expanding And Contracting Culpability: Complicity, Defenses, And Other Barriers To Criminality -- Mechanisms For Accountability: Framing The Issues -- The Forum Of First Resort: National Tribunals -- The Progeny Of Nuremberg: International Criminal Tribunals -- Non-prosecutorial Options: Investigatory Commissions, Civil Suits, Immigration Measures, And Lustration -- Developing The Case: Comments On Evidence And Judicial Assistance -- Evidence: A Dearth Of Uniform Standards -- The Khmer Rouge Rule Over Cambodia: A Historical Overview -- Applying The Law -- Engaging The Mechanisms -- Striving For Justice: The Prospects For Individual Accountability. Steven R. Ratner, Jason S. Abrams, James L. Bischoff. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [429]-472) And Index.