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International Criminal Law [Pehme köide]

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(Associate Professor of Law, Monash University)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 472 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 246x179x21 mm, kaal: 718 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 17-Mar-2016
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0198728964
  • ISBN-13: 9780198728962
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 472 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 246x179x21 mm, kaal: 718 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 17-Mar-2016
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0198728964
  • ISBN-13: 9780198728962
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This unique textbook provides an accessible introduction to a fascinating subject area. Written with student needs at its heart, innovative features such as 'Counterpoint' and 'Pause for reflection' boxes highlight current debates and areas worthy of more detailed analysis, providing students with the tools they need to develop their knowledge and start thinking critically about the law. Learning outcomes open each chapter, and are complemented by closing summaries to further support student understanding.

Structured in four parts, the book first sets out the key international law principles which assume special significance in relation to international criminal law before going on to consider international criminal tribunals, the prosecution of international crimes, and the 'core' international crimes which have been prosecuted to date. Finally, consideration is given to issues such as legal defences and immunities under international law.

Written by an outstanding scholar and teacher, this user-friendly text offers a unique approach to the subject area, making it the ideal choice for those new to the subject area.

Online Resources This book is accompanied by online resources hosting links to key international law documents, additional material on the victims of crime, and updates on important developments within the subject area.

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Admirably user-friendly, which significantly distinguishes it from other international criminal law textbooks ... The author is an excellent scholar who is widely respected in the field. * Professor Kevin Jon Heller, School of Law, SOAS, University of London * Provide[ s] exceptionally clear overviews of all of the primary issues in ICL without sacrificing intellectual rigour ... uniformly helpful. * Opinio Juris * International Criminal Law is well-written, well-structured, and provides the reader with a comprehensive and thorough understanding of a complex, difficult subject. This book is to be highly recommended not only for students but also for more experienced readers seeking a big picture view of international criminal law. * Dr Henning Bang Fuglsang Madsen Sørensen, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, University of Southern Denmark *

Table of Treaties and International Instruments
xvii
Table of Cases
xxv
Part I Foundations
1 The sources of international criminal law
3(26)
1.1 Introduction
3(1)
1.2 The sources of public international law
4(6)
1.3 The law of treaties
10(5)
1.4 Customary international law
15(6)
1.5 The relationship between treaty law and customary international law
21(2)
1.6 Revisiting the idea of a hierarchy of sources, and conflict between international law norms
23(3)
1.7 The relationship between international criminal law and other branches of international law
26(1)
1.8 Summary and conclusions
27(2)
2 Principles of State jurisdiction
29(28)
2.1 Introduction
29(1)
2.2 Forms of jurisdiction: basic distinctions
30(1)
2.3 National prescriptive jurisdiction based on `links'
31(6)
2.4 Universal jurisdiction to prescribe
37(7)
2.5 Treaty-based systems of `quasi-universal' jurisdiction
44(8)
2.6 Summary and conclusions
52(5)
Part II Prosecuting International Crimes
3 The prosecution of international crimes: The role of international and national courts and tribunals
57(38)
3.1 Introduction
57(2)
3.2 The road to Nuremberg: origins and precursors
59(3)
3.3 The IMT and the trial of the Nazi leadership, and other post-World War II proceedings
62(10)
3.4 National prosecutions for international crimes
72(6)
3.5 The rebirth of international criminal tribunals: the ICTY, the ICTR, and the ICC
78(9)
3.6 What purposes are served by international criminal law?
87(6)
3.7 Summary and conclusions
93(2)
4 Jurisdiction and structure of international criminal courts and tribunals
95(28)
4.1 Introduction
95(1)
4.2 Types of international tribunal and their features
96(5)
4.3 The jurisdiction of the major international criminal tribunals
101(3)
4.4 Features of the jurisdiction of the ICC
104(12)
4.5 The organs of international tribunals: their powers and functions
116(3)
4.6 Summary and conclusions
119(4)
5 Investigations, prosecutions, evidence, and procedure
123(34)
5.1 Introduction
123(1)
5.2 A brief introduction to international criminal procedure and the principal actors
124(5)
5.3 The pre-trial phase of proceedings: criminal investigation, decision to prosecute, and the document containing the charges
129(13)
5.4 The trial phase: confession, disclosure and evidence, conduct of the trial
142(12)
5.5 Summary and conclusions
154(3)
6 Fair trial rights, appeals, and revision and enforcement of sentences
157(26)
6.1 Introduction
157(1)
6.2 Fair trial rights and the position of the defendant
158(6)
6.3 The right to a public, fair, and expeditious hearing
164(5)
6.4 Legality of arrest and detention
169(2)
6.5 Appeals
171(4)
6.6 Revision and enforcement of sentences
175(2)
6.7 Summary and conclusions
177(6)
Part III The Core International Crimes
7 The elements of international crimes
183(14)
7.1 Introduction
183(2)
7.2 Contextual elements or thresholds
185(2)
7.3 Material element
187(1)
7.4 Mental element
187(8)
7.5 Summary and conclusions
195(2)
8 War crimes
197(40)
8.1 Introduction
197(4)
8.2 Basic principles of LOAC: distinction and proportionality
201(3)
8.3 International armed conflicts and non-international armed conflicts
204(7)
8.4 The nexus requirement and mental element of war crimes
211(3)
8.5 The substantive law of war crimes: the prohibited acts
214(2)
8.6 Select war crimes
216(16)
8.7 Corresponding offences between IACs and NIACs in the ICC Statute
232(3)
8.8 Summary and conclusions
235(2)
9 Crimes against humanity
237(32)
9.1 Introduction
237(2)
9.2 The evolution of the definition of crimes against humanity
239(5)
9.3 The contextual element: `as a part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population with knowledge of the attack'
244(6)
9.4 The underlying prohibited acts and their definitions
250(10)
9.5 Persecution
260(2)
9.6 Why have a separate category of crimes against humanity?
262(3)
9.7 Summary and conclusions
265(4)
10 Genocide
269(22)
10.1 Introduction
269(4)
10.2 Protected groups
273(2)
10.3 Prohibited acts
275(4)
10.4 The `contextual element' of genocide
279(3)
10.5 The mental element required for genocide
282(5)
10.6 Summary and conclusions
287(4)
11 Aggression
291(24)
11.1 Introduction
291(1)
11.2 Historical development
292(2)
11.3 Perpetrators
294(1)
11.4 Prohibited conduct
295(1)
11.5 Defining aggression
295(4)
11.6 Aggression or lawful use of force?
299(2)
11.7 Controversial cases of the use of force--lawful or unlawful?
301(5)
11.8 Mental element
306(1)
11.9 Aggression before the ICC
307(2)
11.10 Aggression before national courts
309(1)
11.11 Summary and conclusions
310(5)
Part IV Defendants in international criminal trials
12 Modes of participation in crimes and concurrence of crimes
315(46)
12.1 Introduction
315(2)
12.2 The liability of principals and accessories
317(3)
12.3 Liability by perpetration/commission
320(4)
12.4 General forms of secondary participation
324(8)
12.5 Command or superior responsibility
332(6)
12.6 Joint criminal enterprise (JCE)
338(9)
12.7 Commission by co-perpetration or indirect co-perpetration
347(5)
12.8 Other forms of participation in a group crime at the ICC
352(3)
12.9 Concurrence of crimes
355(2)
12.10 Summary and conclusions
357(4)
13 Defences or grounds for excluding criminal responsibility
361(34)
13.1 Introduction
361(2)
13.2 Defences before international criminal tribunals
363(2)
13.3 Mental incapacity
365(2)
13.4 Intoxication
367(2)
13.5 Self defence
369(3)
13.6 Duress and necessity
372(4)
13.7 Mistake of fact and law
376(5)
13.8 Superior orders
381(7)
13.9 Reprisals and `tu quoque'
388(1)
13.10 Military necessity
389(2)
13.11 Summary and conclusions
391(4)
14 Jurisdictional immunities
395(24)
14.1 Introduction
395(2)
14.2 Introduction to the theory and history of State immunity
397(2)
14.3 Immunities enjoyed by individual State officials in criminal cases
399(11)
14.4 The ICC and the immunity of the officials of non-State parties
410(6)
14.5 Summary and conclusions
416(3)
Index 419
Dr Douglas Guilfoyle is an Associate Professor at Monash University. Previously, he was Reader in International Law at University College London. He has acted as a consultant to government and international bodies, including serving as a special advisor to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry into Somali piracy and assisting the legal issues working group of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. In 2012, the quality of his teaching was recognized when he was shortlisted for the UK Law Teacher of the Year Award and received a UCL Provost's Teaching Award.