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Frédéric Mégret

Frédéric Mégret is a researcher in international law at the University of Paris I. He is the author of Le Tribunal penal international pour le Rwanda (2002).

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Justice against peace?

The crisis over Saddam Hussein and his regime raises acute questions of law, war, justice, and peace. Can the practice of international criminal justice actually undermine peace and lead to even greater violence? Could a more flexible understanding of the relationship between law and politics help avoid this outcome?