The Politics of War Crime Accountability: The U.S. in Afghanistan and Iraq

• In Event: Human Rights, War Crimes, and Trafficking

Brief Overview

Under what conditions do democratic regimes pursue legal accountability for personnel accused of war crimes? To study alleged war crimes committed by the U.S. in Afghanistan and Iraq, we study a new database that covers nearly 800 alleged war crimes.

Authors

• Timothy Peterson, Arizona State University

• Shirvin Zeinalzadeh, Arizona State University

• Gunes Murat Tezcur, Arizona State University