New York ; London : W. W. Norton, c2011.

viii, 342 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index.

Part I. Creating individual accountability -- Navigating without a map : human rights trials in southern Europe ; Argentina : from pariah state to global protagonist -- Part II. Spreading ideas about individual accountability -- Interlude : how does the Argentine experience spread? ; The streams of the justice cascade -- Part III. Do human rights prosecutions make a difference? -- The effects of human rights prosecutions in Latin America ; Global deterrence and human rights prosecutions ; Is the United States immune to the justice cascade?. Part IV. Conclusions -- Policy, theory, and the justice cascade.

Crimes against humanity.

Criminal liability (International law)

Prosecution -- International cooperation.

Criminal justice, Administration of -- International cooperation.

International criminal courts.

World politics -- 1989-

Sikkink, Kathryn, 1955-

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