Law, War and Crime (eBook)

Gerry Simpson is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Acknowledgements viii

Preface 1

1 Law's Politics: War Crimes Trials and Political Trials
11

2 Law's Place: Internationalism and Localism 30

3 Law's Subjects: Individual Responsibility and Collective
Guilt 54

4 Law's Promise: Punishment, Memory and Dissent 79

5 Law's Anxieties: Show Trials 105

6 Law's Hegemony: The Juridifi cation of War 132

7 Law's Origins: Pirates 159

8 Law's Fate 178

Notes 180

Select Bibliography 194

Index 210

"Masterfully written, blending reflective discussion of overarching
theoretical and conceptual questions with authoritative detail
drawn from a wide range of cases."

International Affairs

"A book that could be produced only by someone fully versed in
their field ... from argument structure to style, Law, War and
Crime is to be recommended."

Modern Law Review

"A fresh addition to the vast literature on international
criminal law precisely because it comprehensively addresses the
structural tendencies that characterize international criminal
law."

Finnish Yearbook of International Law

"Offers a significant contribution to the globally important
subject of international criminal law by exploring the tensions
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provides unique insight into considerably challenging
issues."

Political Studies Review

"Opens one's eyes to the use and abuse of criminal law in the
context of international politics and war."

Law Institute Journal

"This is an outstanding book that is a must read for anyone
interested in international criminal tribunals. It is sophisticated
and erudite in its analysis, beautifully written, concise yet
supported with detailed research and well timed."

Alex Bellamy, University of Queensland

"Law, War and Crime is a substantial scholarly
achievement, and I hope it will be politically influential, not so
much for any specific position the book espouses, but for its
sophistication, care and humanity. Gerry Simpson has lawyerly
intellectual virtues that are sorely needed by the international
community as it begins to institutionalize criminal law. Simpson
writes with discipline instead of mere fervor, and skillfully
mediates between factual detail and grand theme. Rarest of all,
Simpson understands that unresolvable arguments create discursive
spaces where politics, including law, can happen. Bravo!"

David A. Westbrook, University at Buffalo Law
School

"Masterfully written, and hugely topical ? this is a must read
for all those interested in international law, foreign affairs and
war."

Ruti Teitel, New York Law School