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’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’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’s critique using the previous findings to reject his argument.

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为隐喻辩护

Shai Dothan 拒绝了我关于瑞士奶酪事故预防模式为国际刑事法院 (ICC) 基于威慑的辩护提供了一个有用的框架的意见。我相信多森的批评是错误的。通过重述和扩展我的原始论点，本文解释了原因。首先，我概述了将国际刑事法院基于威慑的论证与瑞士奶酪模型相结合的最初想法。其次，我概述了多森批评的核心。第三，我详细阐述了瑞士奶酪模型，因为它最初是在风险分析和事故预防的背景下开发的。第四，在传统的国内犯罪预防背景下，我也证明了这种模式的有用性。第五，我将这些观点与国际刑事司法的背景联系起来。最后，