Mark Osiel Knihy

Focusing on the limitations of legal frameworks, the book critically examines how law struggles to comprehend and address mass atrocities. It delves into the complexities and challenges faced by legal systems when confronted with such profound human rights violations, offering insights into the interplay between law, morality, and justice. Through its analysis, the work invites readers to reflect on the efficacy of legal responses to extreme violence and the broader implications for society.

This text addresses Hannah Arendt's controversial argument that perpetrators of mass crimes are unaware of their wrong-doing, and therefore criminal laws do not adequately address these defendants. It applies Arendt's arguments to the perpetrators of mass crime in Argentina's Dirty War.