Abstract
Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!
Highlights
One of the many incomprehensible truths about crimes against humanity and other international crimes is that they, under certain circumstances, are able to occur on a perplexingly large scale
I shortly analyse how her thinking on this subject can contribute to contemporary thinking on international criminal law
Hannah Arendt touches upon several important topics that encircle the field of the liability of the banal ‘hang-on’ criminal
Summary
One of the many incomprehensible truths about crimes against humanity and other international crimes is that they, under certain circumstances, are able to occur on a perplexingly large scale. I shortly analyse how her thinking on this subject can contribute to contemporary thinking on international criminal law During her life, Arendt attempted to grasp the situation in which ‘radical evil’ is possible. Since Arendt regarded this type of wrongdoer as the most dangerous, this article cuts right through a major part of Arendt’s philosophical thoughts It combines her books The Origins of Totalitarianism and Eichmann in Jerusalem, with the posthumously published sections of Life of the Mind and the essays in Responsibility and Judgment. This combination is possible, as Arendt, after having written Origins, shifted her thinking in the later part of her life from describing political actions and movements, towards thinking about the prevention of evildoing. I conclude with looking into the worth of this thinking of Arendt for the field of international criminal law
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