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Histories Written by International Criminal Courts and Tribunals: Developing a Responsible History Framework: International Criminal Justice Series, cartea 26

Autor Aldo Zammit Borda
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This book argues for a more moderate approach to history-writing in international criminal adjudication by articulating the elements of a “responsible history” normative framework. The question of whether international criminal courts and tribunals (ICTs) ought to write historical narratives has gained renewed relevance in the context of the recent turn to history in international criminal law, the growing attention to the historical legacies of the ad hoc Tribunals and the minimal attention paid to historical context in the first judgment of the International Criminal Court.
The starting point for this discussion is that, in cases of mass atrocities, prosecutors and judges are inevitably understood to be engaged in writing history and influencing collective memory, whether or not they so intend. Therefore, while writing history is an inescapable feature of ICTs, there is still today a significant lack of consensus over the proper place of this function. Since Hannah Arendt articulated her doctrine of strict legality, in response to the prosecutor’s expansive didactic approach in Eichmann, the legal debate on the subject has been largely polarised between restrictive and expansive approaches to history-writing in mass atrocity trials. What has been noticeably missing from this debate is the middle ground. The contribution this book seeks to make is precisely to articulate a framework that occupies that ground. The book asks: what are the lenses through which judges of ICTs interpret historical events, what kind of histories do ICTs write? and what kinds of histories should ICTs produce? Its arguments for a more moderate approach to history-writing are based on three distinct, but interrelated grounds: (1) Truth and Justice; (2) Right to Truth; and (3) Legal Epistemology.

Different target audiences may benefit from this book. Court officials and legal practitioners may find the normative framework developed hereinuseful in addressing the tensions between the competing objectives of ICTs and, in particular, in assessing the value of the history-writing function. Lawyers, historians and other academics may also find the analysis of the strengths, constraints and blind spots of the historical narratives written by ICTs interesting. This issue is particularly timely in view of current debates on the legacies of ICTs.

Aldo Zammit Borda is Director of the Centre for Access to Justice and Inclusion at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.


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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789462654297
ISBN-10: 9462654298
Pagini: 258
Ilustrații: XXIII, 258 p. 6 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2021
Editura: T.M.C. Asser Press
Colecția T.M.C. Asser Press
Seria International Criminal Justice Series

Locul publicării:The Hague, Germany

Cuprins

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Approaches to the History-Writing Function in International Criminal Adjudication.- Chapter 3.  The Individual-Centred Lens.- Chapter 4.  The Crime-Driven Lens.- Chapter 5.  The Law-Affirming Lens.- Chapter 6.  The Distinctive Approaches Of History And Law.- Chapter 7.  Aiming Towards Responsible History in International Criminal Adjudication.- Chapter 8. Conclusion.

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This book argues for a more moderate approach to history-writing in international criminal adjudication by articulating the elements of a “responsible history” normative framework. The question of whether international criminal courts and tribunals (ICTs) ought to write historical narratives has gained renewed relevance in the context of the recent turn to history in international criminal law, the growing attention to the historical legacies of the ad hoc Tribunals and the minimal attention paid to historical context in the first judgment of the International Criminal Court. 
The starting point for this discussion is that, in cases of mass atrocities, prosecutors and judges are inevitably understood to be engaged in writing history and influencing collective memory, whether or not they so intend. Therefore, while writing history is an inescapable feature of ICTs, there is still today significant lack of consensus over the proper place of this function. Since Hannah Arendt articulated her doctrine of strict legality, in response to the prosecutor’s expansive didactic approach in Eichmann, the legal debate on the subject has been largely polarised between restrictive and expansive approaches to history-writing in mass atrocity trials. What has been noticeably missing from this debate is the middle ground. The contribution this book seeks to make is precisely to articulate a framework that occupies that ground. The book asks: what are the lenses through which judges of ICTs interpret historical events and what kind of histories do ICTs write? and what kinds of histories should ICTs produce? Its arguments for a more moderate approach to history-writing are based on three distinct, but interrelated reasons: (1) Truth and Justice; (2) Right to Truth; and (3) Legal Epistemology. 

Different target audiences may benefit from this book. Court officials and legal practitioners may find the normative framework developed herein useful in addressingthe tensions between the competing objectives of ICTs and, in particular, in assessing the value of the history-writing function. Lawyers, historians and other academics may also find the analysis of the strengths, constraints and blind spots of the historical narratives written by ICTs interesting. This issue is particularly timely in view of current debates on the legacies of ICTs. 

Aldo Zammit Borda is Director of the Centre for Access to Justice and Inclusion at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. 



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Will help readers better understand the key tensions and controversies relating to the proper place of history-writing in international criminal adjudication The responsible history normative framework developed by this book will progress the current debate beyond the polarized restrictive v. expansive approaches to history-writing in international criminal adjudication By analyzing the strengths, constraints and blind spots of the historical narratives written by ICTs, this book will shed more light on legal epistemology in international criminal adjudication