1. The emergence of the idea of aggression; 2. The quest for control; 3. The creation of a crime; 4. Innovation and orthodoxy at Nuremberg; 5. The Allies and an ad hoc charge; 6. The elimination of Japanese militarism; 7. Questions of self-defence; 8. Divisions on the bench at Tokyo; 9. The uncertain legacy of crimes against peace; Postscript.
A legal and historical analysis of the first modern attempts to prosecute national leaders for embarking upon aggressive war.
Kirsten Sellars is a postdoctoral fellow in law at the National University of Singapore.
'Sellars does a masterful job. Drawing heavily on period documents,
many of them unpublished at the time, she provides a highly
readable account of the fits and starts that accompanied the
emergence of the notion that individuals may be prosecuted for a
war of aggression.' John B. Quigley, International Affairs
'Sellars does an excellent job of highlighting the various
controversies and personality clashes that almost scuttled [the]
early, and flawed, experiments in international criminal justice.
She succeeds in synthesizing a narrative … in which the pertinent
questions of international law … are placed in the context of great
power politics.' Victor Kattan, Journal of International Criminal
Justice
'[This] book is more than a history of aggression; the product of
comprehensive and in-depth archival research from an enviable range
of sources, it is also an excellent general history of the
development of international criminal law itself. There are many
good books on the road to international criminal law, but if you
were to read just one, I would recommend this. Its lucid pungent
analysis makes it a pleasure to read.' Neil Boister, Te Piringa
Faculty of Law, University of Waikato
'There are many good books on the road to international criminal
law, but if you were to read just one, I would recommend this. Its
lucid pungent analysis makes it a pleasure to read.' Neil Boister,
Edinburgh Law Review
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