An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure

by Robert Cryer , Hakan Friman , Darryl Robinson , Elizabeth Wilmshurst

• ISBN13: 9780521135818
• ISBN10: 0521135818
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This market-leading textbook gives an authoritative account of international criminal law, and focuses on what the student needs to know - the crimes that are dealt with by international courts and tribunals as well as the procedures that police the investigation and prosecution of those crimes. The reader is guided through controversies with an accessible, yet sophisticated approach by the author team of four international lawyers, with experience both of teaching the subject, and as negotiators at the foundation of the International Criminal Court and the Rome conference. It is an invaluable introduction for all students of international criminal law and international relations, and now covers developments in the ICC, victims' rights, and alternatives to international criminal justice, as well as including extended coverage of terrorism. Short, well chosen excerpts allow students to familiarise themselves with primary material from a wide range of sources. An extensive package of online resources is also available.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Introduction: what is international criminal law?

The objectives of international criminal law

Prosecutions in National Courts

Jurisdiction

National prosecutions of international crimes

State cooperation with respect to national proceedings

International Prosecutions

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

Principles and Procedures of International Prosecutions

General principles of liability

Defences/grounds for excluding criminal responsibility

Procedures of international criminal investigations and prosecutions

Victims in the international criminal process

Sentencing and penalties

Relationship between National and International Systems

State cooperation with the international courts and tribunals

Immunities

Alternatives and complements to criminal prosecution

The future of international criminal law

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