Lucy Carver
The ICC and the Penal Objectives of International Criminal Justice
This research is looking at penal theory, philosophy and criminology in the context of international criminal justice. The idea is to extend penal and criminological theory developed at national level to the emerging international criminal justice context. This will further understanding of the objectives, functions and effects (intended and unintended) of international criminal justice as a response to criminalised violence such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The work analyses the rhetoric of the intended aims of international criminal justice, as proposed by its internal advocates and supporters, against external critiques of its actual functioning and effects.
Research to-date has focused on developing substantive law and adapting national processes e.g. for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and ad-hoc tribunals for former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (ICTY, ICTR). Little attention has been paid to theoretical analysis of international criminal justice relating to its aims and the function of criminal law and punishment in society. The work will pay particular attention to the development of the objectives of the ICC as a pivotal moment in development of international criminal justice. It will also analyse how these objectives have developed within the constraints and particular context of international criminality and address the ICC’s relationship with the consequences of its work.
The nature of the research necessitates a multi-disciplinary approach. It will draw together perspectives from criminology, penology, sociological theories of punishment, international legal jurisprudence and international relations theory. The work is not taking an explicit theoretical perspective and is an open-ended inquiry focusing on the interaction of penal theory with its practical implementation. It use of the case study of the ICC will develop perspectives applicable to the wider project of international criminal justice.
Professor Paul Roberts.
AHRC
Academic Qualifications
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Awarding Institutions
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LLM International Criminal Justice and Armed Conflict
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University of Nottingham
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BA French and Hispanic Studies
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University of Liverpool
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International Criminal Court (ICC): Legal Clerk, Investigative Strategy and Analysis Unit, Office of the Prosecutor Jul- Dec 2006
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Peace Brigades International (PBI) - Nepal Project: Project set-up, Kathmandu Jan –Jun 2006
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Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL): Research for the Office of the Prosecutor, SCSL through the Academic Consortium, Nottingham University Jan-Feb & Aug 2005
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Peace Brigades International (PBI) - Indonesia Project: Human rights protection worker, Aceh Province, Papua and Jakarta Oct 2002–Feb 2004
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Peace Brigades International (PBI) - Indonesia Project, Papua Assessment Mission: Assessment Team, Papua Oct 2003- Dec 2003