1st Edition
Universal Jurisdiction in International Criminal Law The Debate and the Battle for Hegemony
By Aisling O'Sullivan
Copyright 2017
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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With the sensational arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998, the rise to prominence of universal jurisdiction over crimes against international law seemed to be assured. The arrest of Pinochet and the ensuing proceedings before the UK courts brought universal jurisdiction into the foreground of the "fight against impunity" and the principle was read as an important... Read more
1. The Politics of International Law 2. Narratives of Justification from 1883 3. Conventional Readings 4. Competing for Hegemony 5. Returning to the Status Quo? 6. Conclusion
Biography
Aisling O'Sullivan is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Sussex, UK.
