Examines the purpose of international punishment and how different theories of punishment influence the practice of the International Criminal Court.

"Why punish perpetrators of mass atrocities? Given the rapid development and advancing consolidation of international criminal law it seems rather late to ask t

This book explores the relationship between the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), challenging the assumption that they

This book argues that accountability for extraordinary atrocity crimes should not uncritically adopt the methods and assumptions of ordinary liberal criminal la

An assessment of the attempts to bring religious allegiances and perspectives to bear in responses to the mass atrocities of our time.