 | Propaganda and International Criminal Law: From Cognition to Criminality Subjects: Language & Literature; Law; Politics & International Relations; Criminal Law & Practice; International Law - Law; Language & Linguistics; Socio-Legal Studies; International Relations; Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns; Language and Communication; International Criminal Law; Socio-Legal Studies - International Law & Politics; International Law; Conflict Resolution; War & Conflict Studies; This book addresses the conceptual and evidentiary issues relating to the treatment of propaganda in international criminal law. Bringing together an interdisciplinary range of scholars, researchers and legal practitioners from Africa, Australia, Europe and the United States, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the nature, position and role of the concept of propaganda in mass atrocity crimes trials. A sequel to the earlier Propaganda, War Crimes Trials and International Law: From Speakers' Corner to War Crimes (Routledge, 2011) this book is the first to synthesize the knowledge, procedures and methods of international criminal law with the social cognitive sciences. Including a comprehensive overview of the most relevant case law, jurisprudence and scientific studies, the book also offers a series of practical insights and strategies for both academics and legal professionals. An invaluable resource for those working in the area of international criminal law, this book will also be of interest to academics, practitioners and students with relevant interests in legal theory, politics, linguistics and psychology. Predrag Dojčinović worked for the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) from 1998 to 2017. He was the Gladstein Visiting Professor of Human Rights at the University of Connecticut in 2014, and is currently a research affiliate and adjunct professor at the Human Rights Institute at the University of Connecticut. |
