{"id":7764,"date":"2024-03-19T15:08:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/?p=7764"},"modified":"2024-05-10T11:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T10:00:17","slug":"inaugural-book-in-kent-critical-law-series-encourages-students-to-consider-what-international-criminal-law-is-and-what-it-might-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/inaugural-book-in-kent-critical-law-series-encourages-students-to-consider-what-international-criminal-law-is-and-what-it-might-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on international criminal law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The inaugural book in a new Kent Critical Law series critically interrogates international criminal law\u2019s response to atrocity.  <\/p>\n<p><em>The Subjects and Subjectivities of International Criminal Law: A Critical Introduction <\/em>is written by KLS academic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/law\/people\/1236\/haslam-emily\">Dr Emily Haslam<\/a>, and published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/uk\/subjects-and-subjectivities-of-international-criminal-law-9781849467292\/\">Hart Publishing<\/a>.\u00a0 The book introduces students to the central concepts and institutions of international criminal law and seeks to inspire its readers to think creatively about how they else they might imagine international criminal law and its possibilities.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Subjects and Subjectivities of International Criminal Law <\/em>is inspired by the alternative visions of justice emanating from sites and actors that are often-overlooked in international law. It draws in particular on the approaches to international crime that can be seen in the practice of citizens\u2019 tribunals.\u00a0 \u00a0Such creative thinking is vital in the contemporary context which sees both a profusion of international crime and ongoing criticism about international law\u2019s responses to it.<\/p>\n<p>A launch event for <em>The Subjects and Subjectivities of International Criminal Law <\/em>will be hosted on Wednesday 20 November.\u00a0 Professor Kirsten Campbell (Goldsmiths, University of London), Dr Nicola Palmer (King\u2019s College London), and Professor Wade Mansell (University of Kent) will discuss the themes and ideas of the book with Dr Emily Haslam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/files\/2024\/03\/haslam_emily_400x400_inline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7804 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/files\/2024\/03\/haslam_emily_400x400_inline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Dr Haslam is Senior Lecturer and Co-director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/cecil\/\">Centre for Critical International Law<\/a> at the University of Kent. <em>The Subjects and Subjectivities of International Criminal Law <\/em>draws on her teaching experience in international criminal law of over twenty years.\u00a0 Her research interests lie in the fields of international criminal law, international legal history and civil society. She is the author of <em>The Slave Trade, Abolition and the Long History of International Criminal Law <\/em>(Routledge) and numerous book chapters and articles in the field of international criminal law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Kent Critical Law Series aims to provide students and scholars of law with the tools to enable critical engagement with the major fields of law and their historical, contemporary and future development.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/inaugural-book-in-kent-critical-law-series-encourages-students-to-consider-what-international-criminal-law-is-and-what-it-might-be\/&amp;t=Spotlight on international criminal law' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Spotlight on international criminal law%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/inaugural-book-in-kent-critical-law-series-encourages-students-to-consider-what-international-criminal-law-is-and-what-it-might-be\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/inaugural-book-in-kent-critical-law-series-encourages-students-to-consider-what-international-criminal-law-is-and-what-it-might-be\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/inaugural-book-in-kent-critical-law-series-encourages-students-to-consider-what-international-criminal-law-is-and-what-it-might-be\/&amp;title=Spotlight on international criminal law' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/inaugural-book-in-kent-critical-law-series-encourages-students-to-consider-what-international-criminal-law-is-and-what-it-might-be\/&amp;title=Spotlight on international criminal law' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural book in a new Kent Critical Law series critically interrogates international criminal law\u2019s response to atrocity. 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