International Criminal Justice and Humanitarianism

• DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3296876
• Publication Date: 2018-12-12T11:33:24Z
• Authors: Sara Kendall; Sarah Maria Heilt...
• Keywords: 05 social sciences; K; 16. Peace & justice; 0506 political science

Part of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook on International Criminal Law, this chapter explores relationship between international criminal justice and field humanitarianism. From some perspectives within these fields, humanitarianism are diametrically opposed (international against humanitarianism). Whilst recognising differences in mandates operational practices, argues that fields nevertheless share certain attributes challenges. Building parallels, illustrates two central issues faced by both fields: their to enactment politics accountability various constituencies In addition facing analogous challenges, may fact overlap when addresses humanitarian concerns undertaking relief provision, or lawyers use as a practice alleviate suffering form The concludes with call for further reflexivity justice, inspired developments scholarship practice.