This book explores criminal issues from an international law perspective. It takes account of international (international criminal tribunals) and domestic case law and recent international developments, such as The International Criminal Court, terrorism, jurisdiction and immunities, among others.
Presents theories, practices and critiques alongside each other to engage students, scholars and professionals from multiple fields. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the field, assessing the subject in the context of wider public international law.
It covers the area of jurisdiction, as this is the starting point in determining the applicability of using international law. • The second part covers selected areas of international criminal law.
The laws and principles of humanity vary with the individual, which, if for no other reason, should exclude them from ... 509, 513 (1821) (“crimes against mankind”) (citing Hugo Grotius); id. at 515 (“enemies of the whole human family”) ...
This book examines the rapid development of the fundamental concept of a crime in international criminal law from a comparative law perspective.
This volume clearly sets out the international criminal law framework, featuring tools to consider and assess the current status of the law and encourage critical analysis of the latest debates affecting the subject area.
Graduate students studying international criminal law, international human rights or international humanitarian law as well as those studying international justice, international politics, international organization or public policy ...
This title covers the history, nature, and sources of international criminal law; the ratione personae; ratione materiae - sources of substantive international criminal law; the indirect enforcement system; the direct enforcement system; ...
This is the second of three volumes of a treatise on the principles and practice of international criminal law, from its foundations to its future.
The decisions presented in the book are helpfully accompanied by short introductions setting out the circumstances of each case and brief commentaries on the importance of the decision and principles illustrated. --Book Jacket.