Global Reconstructions of Justice (CRIM90016)

Crime and criminal justice can no longer be considered as local issues, whilst criminology can no longer confine itself to national borders. There are now international crimes and international courts, as well as a common conception that the crime and suffering that happens elsewhere is of global concern. This subject therefore critically examines crime, justice and responsibility from an international and comparative perspective. It explores the emergence of international crimes and international courts; analyses the operation and rationale of internationally and regionally-led interventions, which aim to both halt ongoing atrocities and reconstruct local justice systems in their wake; and, examines a series of case studies which highlight current global issues that demand criminological attention. Concerned with the connection beween the local and the global, this subject seeks to highlight what criminology - traditionally a nationally focused discipline - can contribute and gain through a greater engagement with international crime and criminal justice.