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It is not the case that A theory of punishment must also address its rationale and justification in the context of international criminal law, not only domestic criminal law.
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The foundational justifications for punishment—retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation—apply universally regardless of jurisdictional scale.
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International criminal law is reducible to domestic legal principles applied to actors who cross borders, requiring no sui generis theory.
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Hart's general framework in 'Punishment and Responsibility' deliberately abstracts from jurisdictional particulars to capture punishment's essential structure.
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Demanding a separate theory for every jurisdictional context commits philosophy to an unprincipled proliferation of domain-specific frameworks.
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Rawls and Kant grounded punishment's legitimacy in the social contract and rational agency respectively—neither condition is altered by international context.
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Theoretical discussions of criminal punishment and its justification typically focus on domestic criminal law.
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We cannot assume that a normative theory of domestic criminal punishment can simply be read across into the context of international criminal law.
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The imposition of punishment in the international context raises distinctive conceptual and normative issues.
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