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PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100415000297

ISBN-139780415000291

eBay Product ID (ePID)630162

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Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCreative Morality

SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy, General

Publication Year1993

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy

AuthorDon Macniven

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2019-005047

Dewey Edition20

eBook FormatPortable Document Format

Grade FromCollege Freshman

Dewey Decimal171

Table Of Content1. Genesis of the Tribunal 2. Teething Problems 3. Srebrenica: A Catalyst for Change? 4. Post Dayton: Genocide and Impunity 5. Kosovo Indictments and Sentencing: An Exercise in Equalisation? 6. Self-Representation: Balancing the Rights 7. The Seselj Trial: A Miscarriage of Justice? 8. The ICJ Judgement in Bosnia & Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro 9. Insider Critics: The Cases of Florence Hartmann and Frederik Harhoff 10. The Ganic Case and Serbia's Law Courts 11. Crimes and Punishment: Indictments and Sentencing at the ICTY 12. The Top of the Pyramid: Karadzic, Mladic, Genocide & The Western Role Conclusion

SynopsisCreative Morality is a philosophical study of moral dilemmas. Western moral thought has relied on two basic ethical perspectives - Utilitarianism and Kantianism - to resolve dilemmas. MacNiven argues that no real progress can be made with modern moral problems unless these tradtions are coherently synthesised. The book deals with diverse topics such as academic honesty, medical confidentiality, terrorism and euthanasia and the hypothetical dilemmas used are based on real life situations so that theory might be tested against reality. Yet the solutions are not definitive because, as MacNiven demonstrates, creativity is an intrinsic characteristic of moral thought., This book assesses the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia's (ICTY) legacy and examines the conflicting intersection of law and politics in the search for justice, both thematically and through close analysis of some of the major trials. It analyses the related case brought against Serbia and Montenegro by Bosnia and Herzegovina at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as well as the Ganic case in London where the ICTY and ICJ findings were challenged. The book addresses the following questions: To what extent the political climate in which the ICTY was conceived, and continues to operate, has affected the declared aims of its founders? Have political considerations and political correctness, and the perceived need for political stability and democratic transition, at times proved an obstacle to the administration of justice? Are some of the acknowledged failings of international policy in the 1990s finding some resonance in more recent court proceedings? This highly relevant and comprehensive book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science, international relations, transitional justice, Balkan area studies, human rights law, international criminal and peace and conflict studies.

LC Classification NumberBJ1725