In defense of a metaphor: Reply to Shai Dothan’s critique of applying the Swiss cheese model on deterrence and the International Criminal Court

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In defense of a metaphor : Reply to Shai Dothan’s critique of applying the Swiss cheese model on deterrence and the International Criminal Court. / Holtermann, Jakob v. H.

In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 19, No. 4, 2021, p. 893–912.

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Holtermann, JVH 2021, 'In defense of a metaphor: Reply to Shai Dothan’s critique of applying the Swiss cheese model on deterrence and the International Criminal Court', Journal of International Criminal Justice, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 893–912. https://doi.org/10.1093/jicj/mqab025

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Holtermann, J. V. H. (2021). In defense of a metaphor: Reply to Shai Dothan’s critique of applying the Swiss cheese model on deterrence and the International Criminal Court. Journal of International Criminal Justice, 19(4), 893–912. https://doi.org/10.1093/jicj/mqab025

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Holtermann JVH. In defense of a metaphor: Reply to Shai Dothan’s critique of applying the Swiss cheese model on deterrence and the International Criminal Court. Journal of International Criminal Justice. 2021;19(4):893–912. https://doi.org/10.1093/jicj/mqab025

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Holtermann, Jakob v. H. / In defense of a metaphor : Reply to Shai Dothan’s critique of applying the Swiss cheese model on deterrence and the International Criminal Court. In: Journal of International Criminal Justice. 2021 ; Vol. 19, No. 4. pp. 893–912.

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title = "In defense of a metaphor: Reply to Shai Dothan{\textquoteright}s critique of applying the Swiss cheese model on deterrence and the International Criminal Court",
abstract = "Shai Dothan rejects my submission that the Swiss cheese model of accident prevention provides a useful framework for a convincing deterrence-based defence of the International Criminal Court (ICC). I believe that Dothan{\textquoteright}s critique is mistaken. Proceeding via a restatement and an expansion of my original argument this paper explains why. First, I outline the original idea of coupling a deterrence-based argument for the ICC to the Swiss cheese model. Secondly, I outline the core of Dothan{\textquoteright}s critique. Thirdly, I elaborate on the Swiss cheese model as it was originally developed in the context of risk analysis and accident prevention. Fourthly, I demonstrate the usefulness of this model also in the context of traditional domestic crime prevention. Fifthly, I connect these points back to the context of international criminal justice. Finally, I conclude by returning to Dothan{\textquoteright}s critique using the previous findings to reject his argument.",
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