Carla Del Ponte
Carla Del Ponte was chief prosecutor of the United Nations
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia from 1999
to 2007 and chief prosecutor of the United Nations International
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda from 1999 to 2003. Her work
contributed to the indictment, arrest, or prosecution of dozens of
persons accused of genocide and other war crimes, including
Slobodan Milosevic, Theoneste Bagosora, and two of the world's
most-wanted men, Radovan Karadzic and General Ratko Mladic. Del
Ponte has received numerous awards and honors. She is currently
Switzerland's ambassador to Argentina.
Chuck Sudetic
Co-author Chuck Sudetic reported for the New York Times from 1990
to 1995 on the breakup of Yugoslavia and the transition from
communism in other Balkan countries. He is the author of Blood and
Vengeance (1998), and his articles have appeared in The Economist,
The Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, and Mother Jones, among
others. From 2001 to 2005, he worked as an analyst for the
Yugoslavia Tribunal. He is now a senior writer for the Open Society
Institute (Soros Foundation) and is completing a book about the
Adriatic town of Dubrovnik. He resides in Paris.
New York Times Book Review
"Cynics argue that because the United Nations was unable to stop
the carnage in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, it set up war
crimes tribunals instead, as a kind of humanitarian consolation
prize.
What the diplomats did not expect was Carla Del Ponte's
determination to bring the perpetrators to justice and to end the
culture of impunity. As the attorney general of Switzerland, she
had fought against the muro di gomma, the wall of rubber, that
deflected her attempts to stop Mafia money-laundering. "Madame
Prosecutor" is her account of battling the muro di gomma across the
Balkans, Rwanda and Western capitals.
It is a relentless, sometimes (understandably) angry book, and an
important insider's account of the quest for international
justice."
Newsweek "Carla Del Ponte is not the quiet type. The tenacious
European prosecutor took on some of the most powerful members of
the Sicilian mafia, hammering away at their now infamous "pizza
connection" with Swiss bankers. As head of the international
tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, she hauled Slobodan Milosevic
and dozens of others into court for war crimes, and investigated
acts of genocide in Rwanda. Her enemies branded her "the whore" and
plotted to blow her up with bombs, prompting the Swiss government
to assign her around-the-clock bodyguards, who protect her to this
day. Her investigative prowess impressed former FBI director Louis
Freeh--and infuriated former CIA director George Tenet, whom she
badgered for assistance in tracking Milosevic's henchmen. And in
her new memoir, "Madame Prosecutor," the English-language edition
of which was released this month, she courts fresh controversy by
charging that officials at the United Nations and NATO failed to
properly investigate allegations of Albanian atrocities against
Serbs in Kosovo in 1999." ForeWord Magazine "Madame Prosecutor is a
lengthy discussion of the heinousness of crimes against humanity
and a poignant plea for a better international crimi-nal justice
system. Using the imperfect system now in place, Del Ponte's
efforts to bring war criminals to trial are nothing short of
fascinating and heroic. Her work contributed to the indictment,
arrest, or prosecution of Slobodan Milosevic and dozens more.
Sudetic's experience as a New York Times reporter and author as
well as his work as an analyst for the Yugoslavia tribunal and his
current position as senior writer for the Open So-ciety Institute,
also inform the politics and scope of Madame Prosecutor."
Publishers Weekly "Del Ponte, protagonist of this...hard-nosed
memoir, was chief prosecutor for the U.N. International Criminal
Tribunal for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the biggest war crimes
prosecution since WWII... Her implacable quest for justice is
admirable..." Kirkus Reviews "The chief prosecutor of the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and for
Rwanda recounts eight years of frustration seeking justice for the
victims of genocide and crimes against humanity." The Economist
"Crucial historical depth...is what separates [Madame Prosecutor]
from the dozens of others written by the diplomats and soldiers who
have tangled with the Balkans." The New York Review of Books "Carla
del Ponte's recollection and defense of her controversial tenure as
the chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal
Tribunal...mercilessly searches for historical truth...What drove
[Del Ponte] with a kind of manic fury was a desire to see justice
done." Elle Magazine Onetime Swiss Attorney General Carla Del Ponte
was chief prosecutor for the international tribunals that went
after the genocidal masterminds responsible for mass violence in
Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Madame Prosecutor: Confrontations
With Humanity's Worst Criminals and the Culture of Impunity (Other
Press), coauthored with reporter-writer Chuck Sudetic, is her
unforgettably brave story. California Lawyer "Del Ponte offers a
highly personal story of how she took on the awesome responsibility
of prosecuting war crimes."
New York Times Book Review
"Cynics argue that because the United Nations was unable to stop
the carnage in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, it set up war
crimes tribunals instead, as a kind of humanitarian consolation
prize.
What the diplomats did not expect was Carla Del Ponte's
determination to bring the perpetrators to justice and to end the
culture of impunity. As the attorney general of Switzerland, she
had fought against the muro di gomma, the wall of rubber, that
deflected her attempts to stop Mafia money-laundering. "Madame
Prosecutor" is her account of battling the muro di gomma across the
Balkans, Rwanda and Western capitals.
It is a relentless, sometimes (understandably) angry book, and an
important insider's account of the quest for international
justice." Newsweek
"Carla Del Ponte is not the quiet type. The tenacious European
prosecutor took on some of the most powerful members of the
Sicilian mafia, hammering away at their now infamous "pizza
connection" with Swiss bankers. As head of the international
tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, she hauled Slobodan Milosevic
and dozens of others into court for war crimes, and investigated
acts of genocide in Rwanda. Her enemies branded her "the whore" and
plotted to blow her up with bombs, prompting the Swiss government
to assign her around-the-clock bodyguards, who protect her to this
day. Her investigative prowess impressed former FBI director Louis
Freeh--and infuriated former CIA director George Tenet, whom she
badgered for assistance in tracking Milosevic's henchmen. And in
her new memoir, "Madame Prosecutor," the English-language edition
of which was released this month, she courts fresh controversy by
charging that officials at the United Nations and NATO failed to
properly investigate allegations of Albanian atrocities against
Serbs in Kosovo in 1999." ForeWord Magazine
"Madame Prosecutor is a lengthy discussion of the heinousness of
crimes against humanity and a poignant plea for a better
international crimi-nal justice system. Using the imperfect system
now in place, Del Ponte's efforts to bring war criminals to trial
are nothing short of fascinating and heroic. Her work contributed
to the indictment, arrest, or prosecution of Slobodan Milosevic and
dozens more. Sudetic's experience as a New York Times reporter and
author as well as his work as an analyst for the Yugoslavia
tribunal and his current position as senior writer for the Open
So-ciety Institute, also inform the politics and scope of Madame
Prosecutor." Publishers Weekly
"Del Ponte, protagonist of this...hard-nosed memoir, was chief
prosecutor for the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for
Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the biggest war crimes prosecution since
WWII... Her implacable quest for justice is admirable..." Kirkus
Reviews
"The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda recounts eight years of
frustration seeking justice for the victims of genocide and crimes
against humanity." The Economist
"Crucial historical depth...is what separates [Madame Prosecutor]
from the dozens of others written by the diplomats and soldiers who
have tangled with the Balkans." The New York Review of Books
"Carla del Ponte's recollection and defense of her controversial
tenure as the chief prosecutor of the United Nations International
Criminal Tribunal...mercilessly searches for historical
truth...What drove [Del Ponte] with a kind of manic fury was a
desire to see justice done." Elle Magazine
Onetime Swiss Attorney General Carla Del Ponte was chief prosecutor
for the international tribunals that went after the genocidal
masterminds responsible for mass violence in Rwanda and the former
Yugoslavia. Madame Prosecutor: Confrontations With Humanity's Worst
Criminals and the Culture of Impunity (Other Press), coauthored
with reporter-writer Chuck Sudetic, is her unforgettably brave
story. California Lawyer
"Del Ponte offers a highly personal story of how she took on the
awesome responsibility of prosecuting war crimes."
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