The Legacy of Punishment in International Law [Paperback]

This book explores the evolution of international punishment from a natural law-based ground for the use of force and conquest to a series of jurisdictional and disciplinary practices in international law not previously seen as being conceptually related.Introduction The Historical Trajectory of International Punishment Jus Cogens Obligations Erga Omnes and the Actio Popularis The Principle of Universal Jurisdiction The Problematic Discourse of State Crime Conclusion

The Legacy of Punishment in International Law interprets a significant transformation within ethical reasoning about war, the disappearance of the idea of punishment among states. It makes a valuable scholarly contribution not only on this specific question of punishment, but also to the larger discourse on rules and norms in the international system. This is an important read for anyone interested in just war or the role of norms in the international system. - Amy E. Eckert, Metropolitan State College of Denver