Perpetrators of International Crimes

Theories, Methods, and Evidence

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av Alette Smeulers, Maartje Weerdesteijn, Barbora Holá, University of Groningen) Smeulers, Alette (Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology of International Crimes, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology of International Crimes, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Weerdesteijn, Maartje (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Hola, Barbora (Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) and Associate Professor, Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) and Associate Professor, Barbora Hola

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Why would anyone commit a mass atrocity such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, or terrorism? This question is at the core of the multi- and interdisciplinary field of perpetrator studies, a developing field which this book assesses in its full breadth for the first time. Perpetrators of International Crimes analyses the most prominent theories, methods, and evidence to determine what we know, what we think we know, as well as the ethical implications of gathering this knowledge. It traces the development of perpetrator studies whilst pushing the boundaries of this emerging field. The book includes contributions from experts from a wide array of disciplines, including criminology, history, law, sociology, psychology, political science, religious studies, and anthropology. They cover numerous case studies, including prominent ones such as Nazi Germany, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia, but also those that are relatively under researched and more recent, such as Sri Lanka and the Islamic State. These have been investigated through various research methods, including but not limited to, trial observations and interviews.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-02-18
Mått164 x 242 x 29 mm
Vikt774 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor404
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198829997

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Alette Smeulers is Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology of International Crimes at the University of Groningen. She is a political scientist by training but specialized in the psychology of perpetrators and did her PhD in international criminal law. Her research focuses on the international crimes, the causes of these types of crimes, and the perpetrators of these crimes as well as the international criminal justice system. In her research she takes an inter- and multidisciplinary approach. She has published extensively on these subjects and has presented numerous papers at international conferences and at a wide range of universities in Europe and the United States.Maartje Weerdesteijn is Assistant Professor at VU University Amsterdam and a Researcher at the Center for International Criminal Justice. She obtained a PhD from Tilburg University, Department of Criminal Law, a Master in International Crimes and Criminology from VU University Amsterdam (Cum Laude), and a Bachelor in European Studies from Maastricht University (Cum Laude). In 2014 she was a visiting scholar at Griffith University Australia at the Griffith Asia Institute. Her book The Rationality of Dictators: Towards a more effective implementation of the responsibility to protect was published by Intersentia.Barbora Holá is Associate Professor at VU University Amsterdam and Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR). She is co-director of the Center for International Criminal Justice and co-chair of the European Society of Criminology Group on Atrocity Crimes and Transitional Justice. She has an interdisciplinary focus and studies transitional justice after atrocities, in particular (international) criminal trials, sentencing of international crimes, enforcement of internaional sentences, rehabilitation of war criminals, and life after trial at international criminal tribunals. She has published extensively on these subjects and presented at international conferences and universities in Europe, Africa, Australia, and the America's.

Benjamin B. Ferencz: PrefaceAlette Smeulers, Barbora Holá, and Maartje Weerdesteijn: IntroductionPART I: PERPETRATOR STUDIES1: Alette Smeulers: Historical Overview of Perpetrator Studies2: Alette Smeulers, Barbora Holá and Maartje Weerdesteijn: Theories, Methods, and EvidencePART II: REFLECTING ON METHODS AND SOURCES3: Chandra Lekha Sriram: Perpetrators, Fieldwork, and Ethical Concerns4: Mina Rauschenbach: Interviewing Perpetrators against the Backdrop of Ethical Concerns and Reflexivity5: Thijs Bouwknegt and Adina-Loredana Nistor: Studying 'Perpetrators' through the Lens of the Criminal TrialPART III: STUDYING PERPETRATION6: Ugur Ümit Üngö: Perpetration as a Process: A Historical-Sociological Model7: Kjell Anderson: The Margins of Perpetration: Role-Shifting in Genocide8: Erin Jessee: Beyond Perpetrators: Complex Political Actors surrounding the 1994 Genocide in RwandaPART IV: STUDYING PERPETRATORS: CASE STUDIES9: Jonathan Leader Maynard: Studying Perpetrator Ideologies in Atrocity Crimes10: Pieter Nanninga: Religion and International Crimes: the Case of the Islamic State11: Georg Frerks: The Female Tigers of Sri Lanka: The Legitimation of Recruitment and Fight12: Maartje Weerdesteijn: The Rationality and Reign of Paul KagamePART V: STUDYING PERPETRATORS ON TRIAL: CASE STUDIES13: Caroline Fournet: Nothing Must Remain: The (In)visibility of Atrocity Crimes and the Perpetrators' Strategies using the Corpses of their Victims14: Iva Vukusic: Plausible Deniability: The Challenges in Prosecuting Paramilitary Violence in the former Yugoslavia15: Mirza Buljubasic and Barbora Holá: Perpetrators on Trial: Characteristics of War Crime Perpetrators Tried by Courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina & ICTY16: Susanne Karstedt: 'Like Mirrors of Morality': Social Support for Nazi War Criminals in Post-War GermanyAlette Smeulers: Concluding Thoughts

Perpetrators of International Crimes clearly goes beyond what has been studied so far, approaching the theme of perpetrators from innovative angles, while introducing new and helpful categories for further exploration. The sheer complexity of the topic understandably renders contributors unable to fully explain all the factors driving individuals to committing mass atrocities. Yet, the value of the new volume is, arguably, not in capturing all of the strands of this multifaceted phenomenon but in its effort to develop explanatory categories, paradigms and points of view that will be used by the future generations of criminology scholars and policy makers.