War Crimes and Collective Wrongdoing

ISBN-13: 9780631225058 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 328 str.

Aleksandar Jokic

Opis

This timely volume addresses urgent questions about the nature of war crimes, nationalism, ethnic cleansing and collective responsibility from a variety of moral, political and legal perspectives.

Recenzje

"The systematic and critical exploration of war crimes in this collection exemplifies an interdisciplinary approach to the current debate on a variety of ethical, legal, social, and political issues relating to war crimes. In its original and systematic approach, the collection represents a major contribution to that debate." Aleksandar Pavkovic, Macquarie University, Sydney

"Featuring a roster of prominent authors, this volume takes a broad and reflective approach full of concern for human rights and responsive to current events." Thomas W. Pogge, Columbia University

...[T]he collection is clearly designed for course use, and its potential uses are apparent. The initial explorations on the moral origins and foundations of human rights law will be useful for instructors in laying the ground in the initial weeks of a course, before moving on to the historical development of concepts and practices of human rights. The history and debate on international trials and "transitional justice" offer a useful introduction or accompaniment to an empirical exploration of recent or ongoing trials. And the material on issues of collective guilt/responsibility/remorse provides a rich backdrop for investigations of the cultural and political dilemmas facing postwar societies. Instructors will also appreciate the additional material. The introduction to Anthony Ellis summarizes each of the articles while providing a road map to the controversies that divide the authors. And the editor, Aleksandar Jokic, provides brief essays at the end of each section which highlight the important points of each article and suggest further reading.

In general, this is an enlightening and provocative collection. Jokic performs an important service by reminding readers that the political current toward the inclusion of human rights in international governance relies on philosophical and moral postulates which are far from settled, and offers a collection of essays which outline well what the controversies are. Teachers and instructors will appreciate his having gathered the material in one place. Researchers and activists will be grateful to Aleksandar Jokic for organizing this collection which helps to remind them why they do what they do in the first place."

Eric Gordy, Balkan Academic Book Review 28/2001

"These thought–provoking essays are of a high scholarly quality and will be useful to academics concerned with human rights, international law, and the ethics of "transitional justice"." M. Amstutz, Choice, November 2001

Spis treści

List of Contributors vii

Preface xi

Acknowledgements xiv

Introduction 1

Anthony Ellis

Part One What are War Crimes? 27

1 Unchosen Evil and Moral Responsibility 29
Peter A. French

2 War Crimes and Human Rights 48
Alan Gewirth

3 War Crimes: Moral, Legal, or Simply Political? 57
Jovan Babic

Afterword 72

Further Reading 74

Part Two Trials for War Crimes 75

4 War Crimes and Virtue Ethics 77
Michael Slote

5 Whose Trials? Whose Reconciliation? 85
Burleigh T. Wilkins

6 What Should We Do With War Criminals? 97
Anthony Ellis

7 Accountability for War Crimes and the Legacy Nuremberg 113
Richard Falk

Afterword 137

Further Reading 139

Part Three Nationalism and Collective Wrongdoing 141

8 Nationalist Morality and Crimes Against Humanity 143
Richard W. Miller

9 Moral Dimensions of Four Ways of Getting Rid of Groups 163
James W. Nickel

10 Secession and Self–Determination: A Legal, Moral, and Political Analysis 176
Alfred P. Rubin

Afterword 198

Further Reading 200

Part Four The Aftermath of Collective Wrongdoing 203

11 Collective Responsibility. Moral Luck, and Reconciliation 205
David Cooper

12 Collective Remorse 216
Margaret Gilbert

13 Reparations to Native Americans? 236
J. Angelo Corlett

14 Transitional Justice and International Civil Society 270
David A. Crocker

Afterword 301

Further Reading 303

Index 305

O autorze

Aleksandar Jokic is Professor of Philosophy and Conflict Resolution in the Graduate Program at Portland State University. He is Executive Director of the Center for Philosophical Education, founding editor of STOA – International Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy – and co–founder of the International Law and Ethics Conference Series. He is the author of Aspects of Scientific Discovery (1996), editor of the forthcoming From History to Justice (2000), and co–editor with Quentin Smith of Time, Tense, and Reference (2000) and Consciousness: New Philosophical Essays (2001).

Blurb

The subject of war crimes and collective wrongdoing – whether in the name of ethnic cleansing or a more veiled form of nationalism – is in the forefront of contemporary discourse in politics, international affairs, and political philosophy. This volume addresses urgent questions about the nature of war crimes, nationalism, ethnic cleansing, and collective responsibility.

In fourteen newly written essays, a distinguished team of international scholars consider war crimes and collective wrongdoing from a variety of moral, political, and legal perspectives. There is a substantial introduction from Anthony Ellis and each group of essays is followed by an afterword from the editor and suggestions for further reading.

Consistently probing and provocative, War Crimes and Collective Wrongdoing promises to be of enduring interest to students and scholars alike.