Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 522 g
Perceptions of Harm in Modern European War and Violence
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 522 g
Reihe: The History and Theory of International Law
ISBN: 978-0-19-289772-5
Verlag: Sydney University Press
rights are defended, past crimes are publicly commemorated, or humanitarian intervention is called for. By adopting a history of knowledge approach, Victims takes a fresh look at the phenomenon of classifying people as victims. It goes beyond existing narratives to provide a new and comprehensive
explanation of the complex genealogy of modern concepts of victimhood.
In order to reveal the fundamental shifts in perceptions and interpretations of harm, this book reconstructs the emergence of the figure of the victim from the late 18th century to the present. Focusing on Western Europe, it shows that neither the World Wars nor the Holocaust were the only reasons for this shift. Instead, changing power relations and new knowledge, especially in medicine and law, fundamentally altered perceptions and interpretations of death and suffering, of legitimate and
illegitimate violence.
Today, the debate takes another turn with the widespread criticism of victim attribution and the increasing delegitimisation of the term. Svenja Goltermann tells this story with brilliant clarity - without subscribing to the new denigration of the victim.
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Fachgebiete
- Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
- Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
- Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Strafrecht, Internationales Verfahrensrecht