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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 201-213 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | International Criminal Law Review |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
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The value of international criminal justice : How much international criminal justice can the world afford? / Hirsch Ballin, Ernst.
In: International Criminal Law Review, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2019, p. 201-213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - The value of international criminal justice
T2 - How much international criminal justice can the world afford?
AU - Hirsch Ballin, Ernst
N1 - Elektronische versie van artikel dat reeds in 2018 op papier is uitgebracht.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - International criminal justice, and in particular the ICC, has been overburdened by the unrestrained idealism underlying the ambitions inscribed in its fundaments. However, the resulting acts of legal development have not been without value. On the contrary, it is only when idealism sharpens our view on reality that progress can be achieved. Striving to gradually strengthen international criminal justice is therefore worthwhile. Our best bet is to seek to understand where shortcomings in the existing system are grist to the mill for cynicism and to look for opportunities to make international criminal justice more credible in the eyes of victim populations. The question of how much criminal justice the world can afford is the wrong question to ask. Rather, we should be asking whether the international community, if it is still concerned about establishing trust and peace among nations, can afford to do away with international criminal justice.
AB - International criminal justice, and in particular the ICC, has been overburdened by the unrestrained idealism underlying the ambitions inscribed in its fundaments. However, the resulting acts of legal development have not been without value. On the contrary, it is only when idealism sharpens our view on reality that progress can be achieved. Striving to gradually strengthen international criminal justice is therefore worthwhile. Our best bet is to seek to understand where shortcomings in the existing system are grist to the mill for cynicism and to look for opportunities to make international criminal justice more credible in the eyes of victim populations. The question of how much criminal justice the world can afford is the wrong question to ask. Rather, we should be asking whether the international community, if it is still concerned about establishing trust and peace among nations, can afford to do away with international criminal justice.
U2 - 10.1163/15718123-01806003
DO - 10.1163/15718123-01806003
M3 - Article
VL - 19
SP - 201
EP - 213
JO - International Criminal Law Review
JF - International Criminal Law Review
SN - 1567-536X
IS - 2
ER -