Search: Affective Justice: Book Symposium: A Response
07 Aug Reflections on the Symposium on The Principle of ne bis in idem in International Criminal Law by Gaiane Nuridzhanian
...My response will focus on four selected issues, namely the application of ne bis in idem in Article 20(1) to mistrials; the scope of ne bis in idem protection in Article 20(2) of the Rome Statute; the finality requirement and the application of ne bis in idem in Article 20(3) to in absentia trials; and the role of ne bis in idem in transitional justice processes. Ne bis in idem in Article 20(1) and Mistrials In his contribution to this symposium, Daniel R. Ruhweza discusses, among others, the important issue...
20 Apr Book Symposium: The Responsibility to Protect in Libya and Syria
This week, we have the honor of hosting a symposium on Yasmine Nahlawi’s recent book, The Responsibility to Protect in Libya and Syria: Mass Atrocities, Human Protection, and International Law. From the publisher: This book offers a novel and contemporary examination of the ‘responsibility to protect’ (R2P) doctrine from an international legal perspective and analyses how the doctrine was applied within the Libyan and Syrian conflicts as two recent and highly significant R2P cases. The book dissects each of R2P’s three component pillars to examine their international legal underpinnings, drawing...21 Jun Berman Book Symposium: Closing Post by Dean Paul Schiff Berman
[Paul Schiff Berman is Dean and Robert Kramer Research Professor at George Washington University Law School.] I want to thank all the participants in this online symposium both for their extraordinarily thoughtful comments on my book and for their many constructive interventions through the years as I have been developing these ideas. I am blessed to be part of a truly supportive academic community, and these posts exemplify all that can be good about thoughtful academic discourse built on dialogue rather than one-upsmanship. Such fruitful academic discourse should not be...27 Jun Linos Book Symposium: Comments by Roger Alford
I commend Katerina Linos’ book to our readers and echo the many positive comments that others in this book symposium have shared. Her theory of bottom-up democratic diffusion of norms addresses many of the concerns that have been voiced regarding the democracy deficit that occurs when policy elites borrow from abroad. I want to push Katerina a bit on the question of actors involved in the diffusion process. She notes that “many academics, judges and commentators emphasize how references to foreign law reflect elite predilections antithetical to the views of...25 Jan Opinio Juris Book Discussion: “The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law,” by Daniel Bodansky
outlining the main themes and claims of the book, we will hear from an impressive group of scholars who will provide critiques and responses to the book. Our commentators for the week are Professors Peter Haas, Scott Barrett, David Freestone and Kal Raustiala. Peter Haas is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His work focuses on the effectiveness of international environmental regimes and global governance. He is the co-author of “Global Environmental Governance” (with James Gustave Speth) and has frequently served as...
04 Dec UNSC Veto Power Symposium: Reply to Professors Jalloh and Tladi
[Jennifer Trahan is Clinical Professor and Director of the Concentration in International Law and Human Rights at the NYU Center for Global Affairs and author of Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in the Face of Atrocity Crimes (CUP 2020), winner of the “2020 ABILA Book of the Year Award” by the American Branch of the International Law Association.] This is my second and final post in response to the scholarly and thoughtful contributions received related to my book, Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in...21 Jun Addressing the Complexity of Climate Change’s Human Cost: A Review of Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change by Andrew T. Guzman
its argument, showing how climate change fits within a complex global context. This book is explicit in its primary focus on describing the human problems rather than on solving them. However, in this review, I would like to continue where the book left off by suggesting two implications of Guzman’s exposition for potential solutions. First, this book’s description of the human costs of climate change reinforces the need for linked mitigation and adaptation strategies. With the climate change and its consequences that we have already committed to, even if we...18 Jun Mark Kersten’s New Book on the ICC
in-depth examination of the effects of interventions by the ICC on peace, justice and conflict processes. The ‘peace versus justice’ debate, wherein it is argued that the ICC has either positive or negative effects on ‘peace’, has spawned in response to the Court’s propensity to intervene in conflicts as they still rage. This book is a response to, and a critical engagement with, this debate. Building on theoretical and analytical insights from the fields of conflict and peace studies, conflict resolution, and negotiation theory, the book develops a novel analytical...