Research Handbook on the Punishment of Atrocity Crimes / Róisín Mulgrew and Mikkel J. Christensen, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mulgrew, Róisín, editor.

Christensen, Mikkel Jarle, editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in international law.

Research Handbooks in International Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atrocities--Law and legislation.

Atrocities.

Crimes against humanity--Law and legislation.

Crimes against humanity.

International criminal law.

Punishment.

War crimes (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2024]

Summary:

This Research Handbook examines the punishment of atrocity crime and presents a wide-ranging critique of post-conviction law, policy and practice. With a team of expert contributing authors, Róisín Mulgrew and Mikkel Jarle Christensen provide insights into the impact and implications of punishment models, strategies and frameworks.

Contents:

Introduction: Researching the punishment of atrocity crimes / Róisín Mulgrew and Mikkel Jarle Christensen

Part I: Principles, penalties and punitive reach. 1. International punishment, expression, and atrocity prevention / Geoff Dancy

2. Life imprisonment and international criminal law / Dirk van Zyl Smit

3. Impunity and atrocity punishment after mass violence and conflict: Questioning the admissibility of leniency measures in (post)transition contexts / Marion Vironda Dubray

4. Punishment as experienced by persons tried for international crimes by national courts / Damien Scalia and Marie-Sophie Devresse

Part II: Sentencing. 5. Theories of punishment and the sentencing practice of the International Criminal Court: Between lip service and guiding principles / Aziz Epik

6. Sentencing at the ICC: Is it time for sentencing guidelines? / Roger S Clark and Beti Hohler

7. 'Internationalised' rehabilitation: A general principle emerging from the practice of international criminal courts and tribunals / Alice Riccardi

8. A contested platform?: Victims' voices in international sentencing / Oriola Oyewole

9. Punishing atrocity crimes in bosnia and herzegovina: An analysis of sentencing jurisprudence / Jasenka Ferizović

10. Theory and practice of sentencing in German international criminal law / Julia Geneuss

11. The International Criminal Court's evolving practice of enforcing international sentences: breaking new ground or staying the course? / Filip Vojta

Punishing atrocity crimes in Chile: history, legislation and practice / Daniela Mardones-Bravo

Acquitted, released and homeless: the crisis of stateless former defendants / Kate Gibson and Bonnie Johnston

The 'post-release' phase of atrocity crime cases in the Netherlands / Maarten Bolhuis and Joris van Wijk

Securitisation of punishment for atrocity crimes and terrorism in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Mirza Buljubašić and Nejra Veljan

Punishment in French terrorism prosecutions: the impact of the trial's protagonists / Sharon Weill

Restorative approaches to atrocity crimes? Insights from Liberia / Olympia Bekou and Emma Sheffield

Military justice and the punishment of atrocity crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq / Nigel D White.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781035312917

1035312913