Focuses on the four individuals who created the world's first international tribunals and how they sought justice for millions of victims.

Foreword Kofi Annan; Part I. Putting it All in Context: Introduction Hans Corell; 1. International criminal justice: the journey from politics to law Leila Nadya Sadat; 2. The cornerstone: Robert H. Jackson and the Nuremberg tribunal Michael Scharf; 3. The Balkan investigation William Schabas; Part II. The Founders: 4. The international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda Richard Goldstone; 5. The Special Court for Sierra Leone David M. Crane; 6. The International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo; 7. Extraordinary chambers in the courts of Cambodia Robert Petit; Part III. The 'Take Aways': 8. Closing perspectives David Scheffer.