The Participation of Victims in International Criminal Proceedings: An Expressivist Justice Model

ISBN-13: 9781032104553 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 280 str.

Alessandra Cuppini

Opis

This book argues that the expressivist justice model, which has the capacity to create a historical narrative of gross human rights violations, provides a meaningful foundation for the participation of victims in international criminal proceedings.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Victims’ status under theories of criminal justice: A critical perspective 3. Arguments for a change of paradigm in international criminal justice: Shortcomings of the retributive, utilitarian, and restorative models of justice 4. Expressivism: A philosophical foundation for international criminal justice 5. The expressivist dimension of victims’ participation in international criminal proceedings: Harmonising the adversarial and inquisitorial systems 6. A lesson from the regional human rights courts: An expressivist underpinning for victims’ right to participate in criminal proceedings 7. Victims before the Nuremberg IMT, the ICTY, and the ICTR: An expressivist deficit8. Expressivism and the participatory rights of victims before the International Criminal Court 9. Conclusions