Law and Inhumanity

Law and Inhumanity explores philosophical questions underlying the discourse on atrocity crimes, dehumanization and the limits of international criminal justice.

Law and Inhumanity is the first sustained study of the invocation of humanity in the discourse on atrocity crimes and dehumanization. While focusing on philosophical aspects of international criminal justice, the book also draws on several case studies to highlight its key theoretical points.In Law and Inhumanity, Luigi Corrias explores fundamental philosophical issues underlying the law and politics of atrocity crimes within international criminal justice. Focusing on understanding the experiences of victims and perpetrators, Corrias draws on numerous disciplines to construct his conceptual framework while also using several case studies to examine important issues including references to 'humanity' in the discourse on atrocity crimes; the need for a first-person plural perspective of a 'We' within international criminal justice; the experiences of dehumanization of both victims and perpetrators; the temporalities of suffering and justice; and the tension between individual criminal responsibility and structural violence.