{"product_id":"invisible-atrocities-the-aesthetic-biases-of-international-criminal-justice-paperback-softback-9781108720168","title":"Invisible Atrocities; The Aesthetic Biases of International Criminal Justice (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108720168","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInvisible Atrocities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Aesthetic Biases of International Criminal Justice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book assesses the role aesthetic factors play in shaping what forms of mass violence are viewed as international crimes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRandle C. DeFalco (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108720168, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 March 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.456 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eInternational criminal justice is, at its core, an anti-atrocity project. Yet just what an 'atrocity' is remains undefined and undertheorized. This book examines how associations between atrocity commission and the production of horrific spectacles shape the processes through which international crimes are identified and conceptualized, leading to the foregrounding of certain forms of mass violence and the backgrounding or complete invisibilization of others. In doing so, it identifies various, seemingly banal ways through which international crimes may be committed and demonstrates how the criminality of such forms of violence and abuse tends to be obfuscated. This book suggests that the failure to address these 'invisible atrocities' represents a major flaw in the current international criminal justice system, one that produces a host of problematic repercussions and undermines the legal legitimacy of international criminal law itself.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: Visible and invisible atrocity crimes\u003cbr\u003e 2. The atrocity aesthetic: International crimes as horrific spectacles\u003cbr\u003e 3. Maintaining invisibility: Aesthetic perception and the recognition of international crimes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Unspectacular atrocities and international criminal law\u003cbr\u003e 5. Visible and invisible international crimes: Cambodia and beyond introduction\u003cbr\u003e 6. The costs of invisibility: An incomplete list introduction\u003cbr\u003e 7. Aesthetic bias and legal legitimacy: An interactional assessment\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion: Addressing the many forms of atrocity crimes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Criminal law \u0026amp; procedure [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Criminal law \u0026amp; procedure\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Criminal%20law%20\u0026amp;%20procedure%20%5BLNF%5D%22\"\u003eLNF\u003c\/a\u003e], International organisations \u0026amp; institutions [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International organisations \u0026amp; institutions\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20organisations%20\u0026amp;%20institutions%20%5BLBBU%5D%22\"\u003eLBBU\u003c\/a\u003e], Public international law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Public international law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Public%20international%20law%20%5BLBB%5D%22\"\u003eLBB\u003c\/a\u003e], Law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Law%20%5BL%5D%22\"\u003eL\u003c\/a\u003e], International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415689818392,"sku":"9781108720168","price":26.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108720168i.jpg?v=1784423748","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/invisible-atrocities-the-aesthetic-biases-of-international-criminal-justice-paperback-softback-9781108720168","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}