The Legacy of Punishment in International Law

by H. Gould

Overview

This book explores the evolution of international punishment from a natural law-based ground for the use of force and conquest to a series of jurisdictional and disciplinary practices in international law not previously seen as being conceptually related.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230104389
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	10/18/2010
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	201
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

HARRY D. GOULD is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at Florida International University, USA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

1 Introduction 1

2 The Historical Trajectory of International Punishment 15

3 Jus Cogens 45

4 Obligations Erga Omnes and the Actio Popularis 65

5 The Principle of Universal Jurisdiction 81

6 The Problematic Discourse of State Crime 109

7 Conclusion 137

Notes 141

Index 185

Editorial Reviews

" The Legacy of Punishment in International Law interprets a significant transformation within ethical reasoning about war, the disappearance of the idea of punishment among states. It makes a valuable scholarly contribution not only on this specific question of punishment, but also to the larger discourse on rules and norms in the international system. This is an important read for anyone interested in just war or the role of norms in the international system." - Amy E. Eckert, Metropolitan State College of Denver

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