An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure

by Robert Cryer , HÃ¥kan Friman , Darryl Robinson , Elizabeth Wilmshurst

• ISBN13: 9780521699549
• ISBN10: 0521699541
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-18
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

International criminal law has developed considerably in the last decade and a half, resulting in a complex and re-invigorated discipline. This has impacted directly on the popularity of the study of the subject, particularly on postgraduate law degrees. This textbook serves these courses by providing an introduction to the principles of international criminal law and processes. Written by four international lawyers with experience of teaching international criminal law, it is accessible yet sophisticated in its approach. It covers substantive international criminal law, the institutions designed to enforce it and their procedures, and the international law applicable to domestic prosecutions of international crimes. It will be essential reading for students and teachers of international criminal law. In addition to practitioners and researchers in the field, and in related fields such as criminal law, students of international law and international relations will find this introduction invaluable.

Table of Contents

What is international criminal law?

The objectives of international criminal law

Jurisdiction

National prosecutions of international crimes

State Cooperation with respect to national proceedings

The history of international criminal prosecutions: Nuremberg and Tokyo

The ad hoc international criminal tribunals

The International Criminal Court

Other courts with international elements

Genocide

Crimes against humanity

War crimes

Aggression

Transnational crimes, terrorism and torture

General principles of liability

Defences/grounds for excluding criminal responsibility

Procedures of international criminal investigations and prosecutions

Sentencing, penalties and reparations to victims

State cooperation with international courts and tribunals

Immunities

Conclusions: the future of international criminal law

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