The Dagger beneath the Robe
When Denying a Fair Trial Becomes a War Crime
$330.15
- Hardcover
452 pages
- Release Date
21 October 2026
Summary
Dystopian justice is no fantasy. Around the world, unfair trials are wielded as weapons of war, leading to indefinite detention and summary executions.
The Dagger beneath the Robe is the first book to offer a comprehensive legal analysis of the war crimes of denying judicial guarantees, drawing on doctrinal reconstruction, practice-oriented guidance, and the landmark Al Hassan case before the International Criminal Court. It navigates the tension between legality and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789004720169 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9004720162 |
| Author: | Diletta Marchesi |
| Publisher: | Brill |
| Imprint: | Martinus Nijhoff |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 452 |
| Release Date: | 21 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 874g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 155mm x 235mm |
| Series: | International Criminal Law Series |
Diletta Marchesi
Diletta Marchesi
Ph.D. (2024, FWO | KU Leuven), Diletta Marchesi is a legal scholar and criminal lawyer. She received the 2023 Journal of International Criminal Justice Prize for her work on the criminalisation of acts of rebel governance as war crimes.
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