International Practices of Criminal Justice: Social and legal perspectives

International Practices of Criminal Justice: Social and Legal Perspectives explores how criminal justice is being transformed by practitioners, practices, and institutions in the context of international governance. It examines the fields of international criminal law and international police cooperation, highlighting how criminal justice can be used as a governance method to address international challenges and crises. The book offers insights into how criminal justice is unmoored from the state and the struggles and challenges that arise when it is used as a form of international action, and will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners in criminal justice, international law, and international governance.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 282 pages
\n Publication date: 21 March 2019
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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International Practices of Criminal Justice: Social and Legal Perspectives delves into the intricate interplay between criminal justice and international governance, shedding light on the practitioners, practices, and institutions that are reshaping this dynamic relationship. The book explores two crucial dimensions of international criminal justice, namely international criminal law and international police cooperation, highlighting their interconnectedness in addressing global challenges and crises. While these fields are often perceived as separate entities, the book reveals how they converge to present criminal justice as a powerful governance tool for resolving international conflicts.

Through a comprehensive examination of examples from international criminal tribunals, transitional justice, transnational crime, and transnational policing and prosecution, the contributors to this collection delve into the complex dynamics of criminal justice's detachment from the state. They also examine the challenges and complexities that arise when criminal justice is employed as a vehicle for international action.

This groundbreaking work in criminology, international legal studies, and the sociology of law offers valuable insights to students, scholars, and practitioners across a diverse range of criminal justice, international law, and international governance fields. It provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the evolving practices and institutions that shape the global landscape of criminal justice and international relations.

\n Weight: 181g\n
Dimension: 279 x 210 x 3 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367232405\n \n