Atrocity, Punishment, and International Law
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780521691383
Subjects: Criminal law; International Law; Criminal Law - General; Political; Philosophy / Political; International; Philosophy; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Atrocities; Crimes against humanity; Criminal liability (International law)
Description: "In Atrocity, Punishment, and International Law, Mark Drumbl rethinks how perpetrators of atrocity crimes should be punished. After first reviewing the sentencing practices of courts and tribunals that censure genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, he concludes that these practices fall short of the goals that international criminal law ascribes to punishment, in particular retribution and deterrence. This raises the question whether international prosecutorial and correctional preferences are as effective as we hope. Drumbl argues that the pursuit of accountability for extraordinary atrocity crimes should not uncritically adopt the methods and assumptions of ordinary liberal criminal law."--Jacket.