The maxim ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ as a masterplot in international criminal justice
The maxim ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ as a masterplot in international criminal justice
Viewed as a masterplot, the maxim ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ is seen to undergird two narratives that run parallel with each other in the trial and punishment of international crimes, the first relating to procedural efficiency and the second to the timing of justice. After tracing the historical origins of the maxim, the chapter examines the operation of these coexisting narratives in international criminal justice according to the time it takes to tell the story (i.e. the length of the judicial process), the time between the stories (i.e. the period between the crime and the initiation of a process) and the time within the story (i.e. the temporal zone in which various factors coalesce to influence the timing of justice). The chapter concludes that while the masterplot appropriately governs procedural efficiency, it should be minimized when evaluating the timing of post-atrocity justice due to the complexities of each story.
Jørgensen, Nina H.B.
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Jørgensen, Nina H.B.
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Jørgensen, Nina H.B.
(2024)
The maxim ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ as a masterplot in international criminal justice.
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Gurnham, David and Bevan, Chris W.
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Law, Narrative and Masterplot: New Research Perspectives.
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Viewed as a masterplot, the maxim ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ is seen to undergird two narratives that run parallel with each other in the trial and punishment of international crimes, the first relating to procedural efficiency and the second to the timing of justice. After tracing the historical origins of the maxim, the chapter examines the operation of these coexisting narratives in international criminal justice according to the time it takes to tell the story (i.e. the length of the judicial process), the time between the stories (i.e. the period between the crime and the initiation of a process) and the time within the story (i.e. the temporal zone in which various factors coalesce to influence the timing of justice). The chapter concludes that while the masterplot appropriately governs procedural efficiency, it should be minimized when evaluating the timing of post-atrocity justice due to the complexities of each story.
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Accepted/In Press date: 5 September 2024
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