Field and Extra-field Professionals in International Criminal Justice

This article combines and develops concepts designed to support new studies of international criminal justice professionals. Conceptually, it reconnects professionals in this field to the local organizations in which they perform a multitude of different forms and combinations of intellectual, physical and emotional labour. Focusing on different and at times mixed forms of labour and the distinct agents performing them across different localized organizations, the article shows how international criminal justice is supported by a range of ‘extra-field’ professionals, including security, service and logistics staff. In a field where legal intellectual labour is attributed the highest value, these professionals are rarely discussed or researched, but understanding their pivotal and supportive roles and practices can yield better insights into the broader social conditions under which international criminal justice is produced and develops.