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Cassese's International Criminal Law, 3rd Edition

Cassese's International Criminal Law, 3rd Edition

Author: Antonio Cassese; Paola Gaeta
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199694921
Published In: February 2013
Format: Paperback , 472 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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The most popular textbook available in the field, providing a concise introduction to both international criminal law and international criminal procedure
Thought-provoking analysis of a vast array of cases from different jurisdictions, including consideration of the historical and human dimensions, enabling students to understand the law in practice
All the international criminal courts and tribunals as well as mixed courts, are fully covered, both as regards their structure, functioning and proceedings and as far as their case law is concerned

New to this edition

A stellar line up of contributors with extensive judicial experience of international criminal tribunals and of teaching international criminal law bring insight and new perspectives to the third edition
Fully updated to include coverage of the key judgments on international criminal law delivered by national and international courts
Substantive revision of the chapters on international criminal proceedings, taking into account the practice and case law of the International Criminal Court
Includes a new chapter on domestic prosecution of international crimes and related international law obligations
Chapters on international crimes and modes and forms of criminal responsibility have been completely revised

The third edition of Cassese's International Criminal Law provides a clear account of the main substantive and procedural aspects of international criminal law. Adopting a combination of the classic common law and more theoretical approaches to the subject, it discusses:

· the historical evolution of international criminal law;
· the legal definition of the so-called core crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide) plus aggression, torture and terrorism;
· the forms and modes of criminal responsibility; and
· the main issues related to the prosecution and punishment of international crimes at the national and international level, including amnesties, statutes of limitations and immunities.

Cassese guides the reader through a vast array of cases and materials from a number of jurisdictions, providing thought-provoking analysis that brings the political and human contexts to the fore.

The International Criminal Court and all the other modern international criminal courts are fully covered, both as regards their structure, functioning and proceedings and as far as their case law is concerned.

Online Resource Centre
Case materials: Key international documents and foreign legislation relating to chapters of the textbook
Your questions answered: responses to questions from international law students
Web links: Links to web sites relating to topics within the text

Readership: Law students doing optional courses in international criminal law, international law and human rights, international humanitarian law, or international public law. Also practitioners in these fields, human rights activists, and NGOs.

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1: Fundamentals of international criminal law
2: The principle of legality
3: The elements of international crimes, in particular the mental element
PART II: SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW
SECTION I: INTERNATIONAL CRIMES
4: War crimes
5: Crimes against humanity
6: Genocide
7: Torture and aggression
8: Terrorism as an international crime
SECTION II: MODES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY
9: Perpetration: in particular joint and indirect perpetration
10: Omission liability and superior responsibility
11: Other modes of criminal liability and inchoate crimes
SECTION III: CIRCUMSTANCES EXCLUDING CRIMINAL LIABILITY
12: Justification and excuse
13: Obedience to superior orders and official capacity
PART III: PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT BY INTERNATIONAL COURTS
14: International criminal courts and tribunals
15: The repression of international crimes by domestic jurisdiction
16: International versus national jurisdiction
17: Legal impediments to the exercise of criminal jurisdiction
18: The adoption of the essential features of the adversarial system
19: General principles governing international criminal trials
20: Investigation and trial before international criminal courts
21: Appeals and enforcements

Antonio Cassese, Former President, Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and Paola Gaeta, Professor of International Criminal Law, University of Geneva

The late Judge Antonio Cassese was President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. He was formerly a Professor of International Law at Florence University and member of the Institut de droit International. He was also President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

Paola Gaeta is Professor of International Criminal Law at Geneva University and a former legal officer at the ICTY.

Contributors:
Prof Mary Fan, Assistant Professor of Law, Washington University
Ms Laurel Baig, Appeals Counsel, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Prof Alex Whiting, Investigation Co-ordinator, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court and Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Mr Christopher Gosnell, Counsel, Office of Public Counsel for Victims, International Criminal Court