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1 - Introduction: The Need for a Robust and Consistent Theory of International Punishment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2020

By
Julia Geneuss  and
Florian Jeßberger
Edited by
Florian Jeßberger  and
Julia Geneuss
Florian Jeßberger
Affiliation:
Universität Hamburg
Julia Geneuss
Affiliation:
Universität Hamburg
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Summary

Ever since the trial against the major war criminals of World War II before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, the institution of punishment has beenan integral part of the international legal system. Nowadays, a large number of perpetrators and accomplices of crimes under international law – i.e. genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes – are being sent to jail by international judges. But why and to what aim do we punish individuals for their involvement in mass atrocities? How can we justify punishment by international criminal courts and tribunals vis-à-vis the affected individual? More generally: What are the (realistic) objectives of international criminal law?

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Why Punish Perpetrators of Mass Atrocities?
Purposes of Punishment in International Criminal Law
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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