Authority of International Criminal Law - A Controversial Concept

Adopting a perspective informed by legal and political philosophy, Clare Frances Moran explores the authority and legitimacy of international criminal law. Using concrete examples, she demonstrates it can be conceived of as more than simply an exercise of power and theorises how that power may be exercised legitimately.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The link between authority and legitimacy; 3. The authority of public international law; 4. The authority of international criminal law; 5. Sovereignty and complementarity; 6. Postcolonialism and Bias in international criminal law; 7. A theory of authority of international criminal law; 8. Conclusion; References; Index.

About the author

Clare Frances Moran is Lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Aberdeen, where she teaches and researches international criminal law. She has held visiting positions at Columbia Law School and the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law.

Summary

Adopting a perspective informed by legal and political philosophy, Clare Frances Moran explores the authority and legitimacy of international criminal law. Using concrete examples, she demonstrates it can be conceived of as more than simply an exercise of power and theorises how that power may be exercised legitimately.

Foreword

Considers the legitimacy and authority of international law, showing how it can be more than simply an exercise of power.

Product details

• Authors: Clare Frances Moran, Clare Frances (University of Aberdeen) Moran
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2023
• EAN: 9781108483650
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48365-0
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; World, LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Jurisprudence, International Criminal Law, Jurisprudence & general issues, Public international law: criminal law, Jurisprudence and general issues