Justice in Extreme Cases

Darryl Robinson is professor of law at Queen's University (Canada). He has helped shape international criminal law as a negotiator of the ICC Statute, a legal adviser at the Court, and as an influential scholar. He received the Antonio Cassese Prize for International Criminal Legal Studies for his work on moral coherence of criminal law.

'Robinson's brilliant Justice in Extreme Cases has rehabilitated international criminal law using a deft combination of sophisticated philosophy, legal doctrine, and level-headed policy. In rediscovering the justice in international criminal justice, Robinson's book sails against the prevailing winds of an increasingly cynical discipline and takes the reader on a refreshing journey.' Jens David Ohlin, Vice Dean and Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

• Acknowledgements; Cases and Authorities; List of Abbreviations; Part I. Introduction and Problem: 1. Introduction; 2. The Identity Crisis of International Criminal Law; Part II. Proposed Solution: 3. The Humanity of Criminal Justice; 4. Fundamentals without Foundations; 5. Criminal Law Theory in Extremis; Part III. Illustration through Application: 6. An Unresolved Contradiction; 7. The Outer Limits of Culpability; 8. The Genius of Command Responsibility; 9. Horizons: The Future of the Justice Conversation; Judgment; Glossary of Selected Terms; Bibliography; Index.