{"product_id":"9789462654297","title":"International Criminal Justice Series: Developing a Responsible History Framework","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInternational Criminal Justice Series: Developing a Responsible History Framework\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eZammit Borda, Aldo\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003ci\u003e Eichmann\u003c\/i\u003e, the legal debate on the subject has been largely polarised between \u003ci\u003erestrictive\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eexpansive\u003c\/i\u003e 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: \u003ci\u003ewhat are the lenses through which judges of ICTs interpret historical events, what kind of histories do ICTs write?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ewhat kinds of histories should ICTs produce?\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDifferent 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAldo Zammit Borda\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Centre for Access to Justice and Inclusion at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: T.M.C. Asser Press\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-12-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789462654297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-6265-427-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 258\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"T.M.C. Asser Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47410794102924,"sku":"9789462654297","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789462654297.jpg?v=1775839456","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789462654297","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}