Bringing Power to Justice?: The Prospects of the International Criminal Court
ISBN: 9780773575844
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / McGill-Queen''s University Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: International Criminal Court-Congresses;

The world's first permanent international criminal tribunal for the prosecution and punishment of the world's most serious crimes was created in 2002. In Bringing Power to Justice? legal scholars, political scientists, and political philosophers respond to fundamental questions about the future of this court and international criminal justice. For instance, will the ICC be undermined by political constraints, given the opposition of major powers, including the United States? What are the implications of holding heads of state responsible for international crimes? Are trials the best response to state crime or would other devices (such as truth commissions) be more suitable? Is retributive justice an appropriate response? The contributors offer indispensable and thoughtful assessment of the future of international criminal justice.

Joanna Harrington is associate professor, law, University of Alberta.

Michael Milde is associate professor, philosophy, and associate dean, arts and humanities, University of Western Ontario.

Richard Vernon is professor, political science, University of


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