| Description |
xliv, 477 pages ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: what is international criminal law? -- 2. The objectives of international criminal law -- 3. Jurisdiction -- 4. National prosecutions of international crimes -- 5. State cooperation with respect to national proceedings -- 6. The history of international criminal prosecutions -- 7. The ad hoc international criminal tribunals -- 8. The International Criminal Court -- 9. Other courts with international elements -- 10. Genocide -- 11. Crimes against humanity -- 12. War crimes -- 13. Aggression -- 14. Transnational crimes, terrorism and torture -- 15. General principles of liability -- 16. Defences/grounds for excluding criminal responsibility -- 17. Procedures of international criminal investigations and prosecutions -- 18. Sentencing, penalties and reparations to victims -- 19. State cooperation with the international courts and tribunals -- 20. Immunities -- 21. Conclusions: the future of international criminal law |
| Summary |
Written by four international lawyers this book 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 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Criminal jurisdiction.
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Criminal procedure (International law)
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International crimes.
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| Author |
Cryer, Robert.
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| LC no. |
2007532212 |
| ISBN |
0521699541 (paperback) |
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0521876095 (hbk.) |
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9780521699549 (paperback) |
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9780521876094 (hbk.) |
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