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Wilke, Christiane. "A Particular Universality: Crimes Against Humanity and Universal Jurisdiction in Domestic Courts" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 01, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p63658_index.html>

Wilke, C. , 2003-08-01 "A Particular Universality: Crimes Against Humanity and Universal Jurisdiction in Domestic Courts" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p63658_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: In the second half of the 20th century, the international community has embarked upon the ambitious project of declaring some crimes “crimes against humanity” and allowing any state to punish them. But how far does the promise of universal jurisdiction carry in practice? Examining two trials that were based on universal jurisdiction (the Eichmann trials and the Pinochet proceedings) I will show that these trials, in spite of their genuinely universalistic justifications, would not have occurred save for more particularistic motivations. Although crimes against humanity morally offend humanity at large, only those that identify with the victims will prosecute these crimes. These unsettling patterns let us conclude that the prosecution of crimes against humanity must be made independent from particularistic motivations: for example through a strong International Criminal Court.

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