Crimes against humanity are amongst the most shocking violations imaginable. Savelsberg's text provides a much-needed criminological insight to the topic, exploring explanations of and responses to human rights abuses. Linking human rights scholarship with criminological theory, the book is divided into three parts: Part 1: Examines the legal and historical approach to the topic within a criminological framework Part 2: Unpicks the aetiology of human rights offending with real and detailed case studies Part 3: Explores institutional responses to crimes and uses criminological theory to offer solutions. Seminal yet concise, Crime and Human Rights is written for advanced students, postgraduatesand scholars of crime, crime control and human rights. With its fresh and original approach to a complex topic, the book's appeal will span across disciplines from politics and sociology to development studies, law, and philosophy. INDICE: Introduction: Commonalities and Variation in Grave Human Rights Violations and in Responses… / PART ONE: FROM FREEDOM TO KILL TO EXTERNAL CONSTRAINTS / Historical Perspectives on Offending and the Immunity of States: / When are Atrocities Crimes? / Establishing External Constraints on States and their Governments / PART TWO: EXPLAINING SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS / Historical Explanations of Genocide-The Holocaust / Linking Criminology and the Historical Study of Genocide / Criminology, Darfur, and My Lai / PART THREE: RESPONSES TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS / Institutional Responses: Criminal Justice and Other Mechanisms / Effectiveness and the Role of Collective Memory / Conclusions
- ISBN: 978-1-84787-925-7
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 128
- Fecha Publicación: 30/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés