The Humanity of Universal Crime

Download or read book The Humanity of Universal Crime written by Sinja Graf and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Crimes against humanity" has become integral to contemporary political and legal discourse. However, the conceptual core of the term--an act offending all of mankind--has a longer and deeper history in international political thought. In an original excavation of this history, The Humanity of Universal Crime examines theoretical mobilizations of the idea of universal crime in colonial and post-colonial contexts. The book offers a novel view of how claims to act in the name of humanity are deeply steeped in practices that reproduce structures of inequality at a global level, particularly across political empires.