Edited by Roy Gutman and David Rieff

The centerpiece of the Crimes of War project is the book Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know, published in July 1999 by W.W. Norton in the U.S. and U.K. on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. Comprised of 140 articles by 90 journalists and television reporters, along with leading legal scholars and military law experts, this timely A-to-Z guide details the major war crimes and key legal terms in such a way as to make this often dense and complex law accessible to the non-specialist. Over one hundred photographs by top photojournalists dramatically underscore and illustrate the text. In addition, nine recent conflicts are examined in light of international humanitarian law: Sydney Schanberg on Cambodia, Lindsey Hilsum on Rwanda, and Barry Renfrew on Chechnya are among the authors who contributed to this "book within the book."

Crimes of War was edited by Roy Gutman, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for Newsday, and essayist David Rieff. It includes a foreword by Justice Richard Goldstone and an introductory essay by Lawrence Weschler that gives an overview of the development of humanitarian law. Crimes of War is unique in its approach and execution, filling a gap that has existed for too long.

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An Italian edition has recently been published by Contrasto, and a German edition is just out from Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt.

 

 

"This collaboration between top war correspondents and leading authorities on the laws of war provides a clear, compelling, and insightful guide to the dramatic implications of the accelerating trend to hold accountable those responsable for the conduct of armed conflicts worldwide. The result is a book of landmark importance."
   — Aryeh Neier

"Essential reading, Crimes of War is a badly needed corrective for those world leaders who seem to have calibrated their moral compass at the joystick of a videogame."
   — Chuck Sudetic

"In this A-to-Z guide book, the editors have gathered together contributions by experts in international law as well as journalists who have experienced war firsthand to try to make sense of the both the laws of war and where and how they are violated. They succeed admirably...this is a work of singular importance."
    — Kirkus Reviews

"We need a better understanding of modern war crimes and a stronger commitment to the evolving strategy for addressing them. Crimes of War is a solid contribution to the former and a provocative inspiration for the latter."
    — John Shattuck