Description
| Product ID: | 9781509919444 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Breaking the Cycle of Mass Atrocities |
| Subtitle: | Criminological and Socio-Legal Approaches in International Criminal Law |
| Authors: | Author: Elies van Sliedregt, Stephan Parmentier, Marina Aksenova |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | International law, International law |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Breaking the Cycle of Mass Atrocities investigates the role of international criminal law at different stages of mass atrocities, shifting away from its narrow understanding solely as an instrument of punishment of those most responsible. The book is premised on the idea that there are distinct phases of collective violence, and international criminal law contributes in one way or another to each phase. The authors therefore explore various possibilities for international criminal law to be of assistance in breaking the vicious cycle at its different junctures. Breaking the Cycle of Mass Atrocities investigates the role of international criminal law at different stages of mass atrocities, shifting away from its narrow understanding solely as an instrument of punishment of those most responsible. The book is premised on the idea that there are distinct phases of collective violence, and international criminal law contributes in one way or another to each phase. The authors therefore explore various possibilities for international criminal law to be of assistance in breaking the vicious cycle at its different junctures. |
| Imprint Name: | Hart Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-05-02 |
