An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure, 4th Edition

Author: Robert Cryer; Darryl Robinson; Sergey Vasiliev
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108741613

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781107698833
Published In: August 2019
Format: Paperback , 640 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Written by a team of international lawyers with extensive academic and practical experience of international criminal law, the fourth edition of this leading textbook offers readers comprehensive coverage and a high level of academic rigour while maintaining its signature accessible and engaging style.

Introducing the readers to the fundamental concepts of international criminal law, as well as the domestic and international institutions that enforce that law, this book engages with critical questions, political and moral challenges, and alternatives to international justice.

Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics and practitioners in the field, and cited by the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, and the highest courts in domestic systems, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in learning more about international criminal law.

Part A. Introduction
1. Introduction
2. The Aims, Objectives and Justiﬁcations of International Criminal Law
Part B. Prosecutions in National Courts
3. Jurisdiction
4. National Prosecutions of International Crimes
5. State Cooperation with Respect to National Proceedings
Part C. International Prosecution
6. The History of International Criminal Prosecutions: Nuremberg and Tokyo
7. The Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals
8. The International Criminal Court
9. Hybrid and9781108422734
Special Courts
Part D. Substantive Law of International Crimes
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
Part E. International Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
17. International Criminal Procedure
18. Victims in the International Criminal Process
19. Punishment and Sentencing
Part F. Relationship between National and International Systems
20. State Cooperation with the International Courts and Tribunals
21. Immunities
22. Alternatives and Complements to Criminal Prosecution
23. The Future of International Criminal Law
Index