Arcs of Global Justice: Essays in Honour of William A. Schabas

Martin Luther King, Jr. once said 'the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.' Testing the optimism of that claim were the many fits and starts in the struggle for human rights that King helped to catalyze. The same is true of other events in the last half-century, from resistance to apartheid and genocide to equal and fair treatment in domestic criminal justice systems, to the formation of entities to prevent atrocities and to bring their perpetrators to justice. Within this display of myriad arcs may be found the many persons who helped shape this half-century of global justice-and prominent among them is William A. Schabas. His panoramic scholarship includes dozens of books and hundreds of articles, and he also has served as an influential policymaker, advocate, and mentor.

This work honours William A. Schabas and his career with essays by luminary scholars and jurists from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The essays examine contemporary, historical, cultural, and theoretical aspects of the many arcs of global justice with which Professor Schabas has engaged, in fields including public international law, human rights, transitional justice, international criminal law, and capital punishment.


Author: Margaret M. Deguzman
Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
Published: 01/02/2018
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780190272654

About the Author
Margaret M. deGuzman is Professor of Law at Temple University's Beasley School of Law. Professor deGuzman is a prolific scholar and internationally recognized expert in international criminal law and transitional justice. She lectures and serves on expert groups around the world, focusing in particular on issues related to the International Criminal Court and justice in Africa.

Diane Marie Amann holds the Emily and Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law at the University of Georgia School of Law, where she is also a Faculty Co-Director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center. Professor Amann is a globally recognised scholar in public international law and transnational law, with a particular emphasis on criminal justice. She serves as the International Criminal Court Prosecutor's Special Adviser on Children in and affected by Armed Conflict.