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Author: Larry May (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee) ,
Zachary Hoskins (Washington University, St Louis)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.360kg
ISBN: 9781107415256
ISBN 10: 110741525
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 19 June 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
'By combining and applying legal theory to troublesome social realities this book describes international criminal law as a dynamic and developing field. International Criminal Law and Philosophy is therefore highly recommended to anyone interested in innovative and critical answers to questions of international criminal law and philosophy.' International Criminal Law Review 'International Criminal Law and Philosophy raises fundamental questions and examines novel issues in the merging field of international criminal law. ... May and Hoskins have provided a valuable contribution to current multidisciplinary debates on international criminal law.' The Journal of Ethics and International Affairs 'International Criminal Law and Philosophy is a thought-provoking and valuable collection of essays, all of which are intended to examine both the conceptual and normative grounding of international criminal law, which is supposedly individual responsibility for mass atrocities ... Readers interested in legal theory generally or challenges to international criminal law specifically would have the most to gain from this material ...' Dr Edwin Bikundo, Current Issues in Criminal Justice We can hope that this well-done volume, full of provocative and interesting articles, will help encourage more work in the area. - Concurring Opinions
'By combining and applying legal theory to troublesome social realities this book describes international criminal law as a dynamic and developing field. International Criminal Law and Philosophy is therefore highly recommended to anyone interested in innovative and critical answers to questions of international criminal law and philosophy.' International Criminal Law Review 'International Criminal Law and Philosophy raises fundamental questions and examines novel issues in the merging field of international criminal law. ... May and Hoskins have provided a valuable contribution to current multidisciplinary debates on international criminal law.' The Journal of Ethics and International Affairs 'International Criminal Law and Philosophy is a thought-provoking and valuable collection of essays, all of which are intended to examine both the conceptual and normative grounding of international criminal law, which is supposedly individual responsibility for mass atrocities ... Readers interested in legal theory generally or challenges to international criminal law specifically would have the most to gain from this material ...' Dr Edwin Bikundo, Current Issues in Criminal Justice
Author Information
Larry May is a Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St Louis and Strategic Research Professor of Social Justice at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University in Canberra. He is the author or editor of more than 70 articles and more than 20 books, including The Morality of War; Crimes against Humanity: A Normative Account, which won a best book prize from the North American Society for Social Philosophy and an honorable mention from the American Society of International Law; War Crimes and Just War, which won the Frank Chapman Sharp Prize for best book on the philosophy of war and peace by the American Philosophical Association; Aggression and Crimes Against Peace, which won a best book prize from the International Association of Penal Law; and Genocide: A Normative Account. Zachary Hoskins is a doctoral candidate at Washington University in St Louis. He is the author of 'On Highest Authority: Do Religious Reasons Have a Place in Public Policy Debates', published in Social Theory and Practice (2009).
