International Criminal Tribunals - A Normative Defense

This book considers critics of international criminal law concerning normative concepts of legitimacy, sovereignty, responsibility, punishment, economics, politics, evidence, and fairness.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Legitimacy; 2. Sovereignty; 3. Punishment; 4. Responsibility; 5. Economics; 6. Politics; 7. Evidence; 8. Fairness; 9. Concluding remarks.

About the author

Larry May is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Law and Political Science at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. He has published extensively in both books and leading journals, and has twice won the prize for best work on the philosophy of war and peace from the American Philosophical Association.Shannon Fyfe is currently a Ph.D. student in philosophy at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, where she previously obtained her J.D. in 2010. Her prior work includes an internship with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda's Office of the Prosecutor, the American Society of International Law's Arthur C. Helton Fellowship for international human rights law in Tanzania, and a fellowship with the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre.

Summary

This book considers the myriad of critics of international criminal law concerning normative concepts of legitimacy, sovereignty, responsibility, punishment, economics, politics, evidence, and fairness. This is the first book to provide a thorough defense of international criminal tribunals, especially the International Criminal Court, from critics of diverse perspectives and disciplines.

Product details

• Authors: Shannon Fyfe, Shannon (Vanderbilt University Fyfe, Fyfe Shannon, Larry May, Larry (Vanderbilt University May, May Larry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781107567726
• ISBN: 978-1-107-56772-6
• No. of pages: 223
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International Criminal Law, Public international law: criminal law, International humanitarian law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Public international law: humanitarian law, International Organisations & Institutions