International Criminal Law and Philosophy

Larry May · Zachary Hoskins

Oct 2009 · Cambridge University Press

About this ebook

This anthology brings together legal and philosophical theorists to examine the normative and conceptual foundations of international criminal law. In particular, through these essays the international group of authors addresses questions of state sovereignty; of groups, rather than individuals, as perpetrators and victims of international crimes; of international criminal law and the promotion of human rights and social justice; and of what comes after international criminal prosecutions, namely, punishment and reconciliation. International criminal law is still an emerging field, and as it continues to develop, the elucidation of clear, consistent theoretical groundings for its practices will be crucial. The questions raised and issues addressed by the essays in this volume will aid in this important endeavor.

About the author

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).