Banks, Cyndi.

Comparative, international and global justice : perspectives from criminology and criminal justice / Cynthia L. Banks and James Baker. - xvii, 571 pages ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-527) and index.

Introduction -- Comparative criminal justice : comparing crime across countries -- Systems of law: common law, civil law, socialist law, Islamic law, indigenous law -- Policing -- Courts and criminal procedure -- Punishment -- Juvenile justice -- Transitional justice : justice, forgiveness and impunity -- The International Criminal Court -- Transnational crime -- Human trafficking across borders -- Terrorism -- Violence against women -- Human rights and cultural relativism : female circumcision and child soldiers.

9781483332383 (pbk.)

2015020344


Criminal justice, Administration of.
Comparative law.
International criminal law.
International law and human rights.
Criminology.

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