This edited volume provides, for the first time, a comprehensive account of theoretical approaches to international punishment. Its main objective is to contrib

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

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

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