| Description |
lvi, 472 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. Introduction: 1. The reaction of the international community to atrocities -- 2. Fundamentals of international criminal law -- Part II. Substantive criminal law Section I: 3. War crimes -- 4. Crimes against humanity -- 5. Genocide -- 6. Other international crimes (aggression, torture, and terrorism) -- Section II: 7. General principles -- 8. Mens rea -- 9. Perpetration and other modalities of criminal conduct -- 10. Criminal liability for omissions -- 11. Multiplicity of offences -- 12. Circumstances excluding criminal liability: justifications and excuses -- 13. Other excuses: superior order, necessity, duress, and mistake -- 14. Immunities -- Part III. Prosecution and punishment by national courts 15. Legal grounds of jurisdiction -- 16. The impact of international law on national legislation -- 17. Legal impediments to the exercise of national jurisdiction -- Part IV. Prosecution and punishment by international courts Section I. General 18. The establishment of international criminal tribunals -- 19. International versus national jurisdiction -- Section II. International criminal trials 20. The adoption of the fundamental features of the adversarial system at the international level -- 21. The general principles governing international criminal trials -- 22. Stages of international proceedings in outline -- 23. The outlook for international criminal justice |
| Analysis |
International law |
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Criminal justice |
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Courts |
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Cases (Law) |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
International criminal courts.
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International crimes.
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Criminal procedure (International law)
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| LC no. |
2003267444 |
| ISBN |
0199259119 paperback |
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0199261288 cloth |
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