Böcker i International and Comparative Criminal Justice-serien

Suitable for researchers and academics with an interest in genocide, criminology, international organizations, and law and society, this book examines the law relating to genocide. It explores the failure of society to provide response to incidences of mass atrocity.

Examining the deviant structures of transnational organised crime, this book considers whether traditional mechanisms and national jusrisdictions can tackle this menace. The book discusses the possibilities of developing effective national and international strategies.

Explores the question of whether the law, and genocide law in particular, can prevent mass atrocities. This book explains how genocide came to be accepted as a legal norm and analyses the intent required for this categorization. It also discusses individual suits against states for genocide, and explores the utility of genocide as a legal concept.

The study is located within international law and seeks to determine whether prosecuting the crime of aggression would necessarily entail an abuse of the legal process. Issues discussed in the book are the controversies over the location of debating the crime of aggression in either law or politics and the legal approach to the problems outlined.

The notion of a ''crime gene'' has attracted the attention of the general public and legal practitioners. In this book, McCay paints a picture of influences on criminal conduct that, instead of simply resulting from a ''crime gene'', result from the interplay of biological and social factors. Such a view of moral agency has implications for sentencing, and courts are now or will soon be asked to consider the mitigating effect of this interplay. The work contends that from the perspective of a retributivist, there may be ethical merit to a behavioural genetics based plea in mitigation. Furthermore, there may be ways of making such a plea that are consistent with existing lines of authority. In short there may be ethical and legal merit to such a plea.However, common law sentencing regimes generally pay attention to both retributive considerations and issues of community protection. The book argues that behavioural genetics based pleas in mitigation may make it more difficult to reconcile the retributive and community protection orientated aims of sentencing. It may thus raise ethical and legal difficulties for the many jurisdictions that attempt to balance these aims. In an area of law which lacks a body of precedent, this book benefits from insights from judges obtained through interviews.

Addressing issues of criminal justice, this book presents research on criminal justice in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Americas. It proposes a theory of procedure derived from the international trial modes of 'inquisitorial justice', 'adversarial justice' and 'popular justice'. It is meant for comparative study and practical reform.

This volume presents a practical demonstration of the relevance of Carl Schmitt's thought to parapolitical studies, arguing that his constitutional theory is the one best suited to investing the 'deep state' with intellectual and doctrinal coherence. At the same time.

Documents the challenges and opportunities facing the Hong Kong police force following the reversion of political authority from the UK to China in 1997. This book may be of value to students and researchers working in the area of comparative policing, and comparative criminal justice, as well as police professionals, and policy-makers.

This volume presents a practical demonstration of the relevance of Carl Schmitt''s thought to parapolitical studies, arguing that his constitutional theory is the one best suited to investing the ΓÇÖdeep stateΓÇÖ with intellectual and doctrinal coherence. Critiquing SchmittΓÇÖs work from a variety of intellectual perspectives, the chapters discuss current parapolitical reality within the domain of criminology, the parapolitical nature of both the dual state and the national security state corporate complex. Using the USA as a prime example of the worldΓÇÖs current dual or ΓÇÖdeep political stateΓÇÖ, the criminogenic dimensions of the parapolitical systems of post 9/11 America are discussed. Using case studies, the dual state is examined as the causal factor of inexplicable parapolitical events within both the developed and developing world, including Sweden, Canada, Italy, Turkey, and Africa.

Discusses sentencing within the context of international criminal law and examines internationalized trial processes and alternative mechanisms for resolution. It challenges our present understanding of how and why particular sentencing outcomes are produced and the ligitimacy of international trial justice.

A collection of essays that presents a contextual view of genocide, allowing a consideration of the social and political concepts of the crime and of its historical dimensions as well as its legal treatment. It also suggests alternative justice solutions to the phenomenon of genocide.