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This work is the first to examine the expressive and communicative functions of law in a comprehensive way in the field of atrocity crime. It shows that expression and communication are not only inherent parts of the punitive functions of international criminal justice, but are represented in a whole spectrum of practices.
List of contents
- Introduction
- 1: International Criminal Justice and Expressivist Theory
- 2: Norm Expression: Norm Affirmation, Norm Projection, and Storytelling
- 3: Institutional Expression: The Medium as Message
- 4: Procedural Expression: Judicial Theater, Legal Performance, and Discursive Justice
- 5: Remedial Expression: Expressive Punishment and Repair of Harm
- 6: International Criminal Law as Expressivist Justice: Meanings, Implications, and Critiques
About the author
Carsten Stahn is Professor of International Criminal Law and Global Justice at Leiden University and is Professor of Public International Law and International Criminal Justice at Queen's University Belfast School of Law. He has previously worked as Legal Officer in Chambers of the International Criminal Court (2003-2007) and as Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (2000-2003). He has published 13 books and over 70 articles/essays in different fields of international law and international justice. He obtained his PhD degree (summa cum laude) from Humboldt University Berlin after completing his First and Second State Exam in Law in Germany. He holds LL.M. degrees from New York University and Cologne/Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne).
Summary
This work is the first to examine the expressive and communicative functions of law in a comprehensive way in the field of atrocity crime. It shows that expression and communication are not only inherent parts of the punitive functions of international criminal justice, but are represented in a whole spectrum of practices.
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Stahn has succeeded in producing an impressive work by constructing a new expressive typology in international criminal law ... and aligning the comprehensive range of expressivist literature in international criminal law with it. In particular, the new typology is suitable for the analysis of other areas of law, which is why it is also recommended reading for interested readers outside the field of international criminal law.
