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International Criminal Law

Author: Roger O'Keefe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198806202

Published In: March 2017
Format: Paperback , 624 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9780199689040

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Provides a clear, comprehensive doctrinal overview of international criminal law, situating it within the context of broader international law
Offers an analytical and rigorous understanding of all of the key areas of international criminal law, with particular attention to the role of domestic courts in prosecuting international crimes
Written in an accessible and precise style as a valuable resource for practitioners, scholars, and students of international criminal law

International criminal law has seen significant developments in recent years, as the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Court has expanded, alongside the practice of other international criminal tribunals. International criminal law is increasingly a concern of domestic courts as well, with international legal issues arising from domestic cases. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the field, assessing the subject in the context of wider public international law. In particular, this book complements discussion of the 'core crimes' of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, with a full treatment of wider issues that arise. These include the international rules governing national criminal jurisdiction; the crime of piracy; the raft of multilateral treaties defining and creating obligations in respect of international crimes, including terrorist crimes, and of the so-far unsuccessful attempts to conclude a comprehensive convention on terrorism; the prosecution and punishment of international crimes at the national level; and the activities of the United Nations Security Council in relation to international crimes.

This book provides an in-depth study of the ways in which domestic courts prosecute international crimes. Its analysis encompasses the international rules on the permissible reach of national criminal jurisdiction; the substantive law of international crimes; the prosecution and punishment of international crimes, and the prosecution and punishment of municipal crimes by international criminal courts or by municipal courts with international elements; and the involvement of international organs, such as the United Nations Security Council, in the suppression of international and municipal criminal wrongdoing. The book also includes more formal conceptual analysis of the very notion of an 'international crime' and of an 'international criminal tribunal', as well as a detailed account of the rise of individual criminal responsibility under international law. The book is written in a direct, concise, and precise style, making it a perfect resource for ICL practitioners, as well as scholars and advanced students.

Readership: Scholars and students of international criminal law and domestic criminal cases with an international element; practitioners, judges, and legal advisers working in this area

1: Introduction
Part 1: Elementary Concepts and Principles
2: The international rules on national criminal jurisdiction
3: The genus and species of international crime
4: International criminal courts and municipal criminal courts with international elements
Part 2: The Substantive Law of International Crimes
5: Crimes under customary international law (i): Individual criminal responsibility under customary international law
6: Crimes under customary international law (ii): The crimes
7: Crimes under customary international law (iii): The modes of responsibility
8: Crimes under customary international law (iv): Grounds for excluding responsibility
9: Crimes pursuant to customary international law: The crime of piracy
10: Treaty crimes (i): General
11: Treaty crimes (ii): Treaty-based responses to terrorism
Part 3: Prosecution and Punishment & Other Suppression
12: International crimes in ordinary municipal courts (i): Imposing and excluding responsibility
13: International crimes in ordinary municipal courts (ii): Three controversies
14: Municipal courts with international elements
15: International criminal courts (i): The International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda
16: International criminal courts (ii): The Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
17: International criminal courts (iii): The International Criminal Court
18: International criminal courts (iv): The rights of the accused and the protection and rights of victims
19: The further role of the United Nations Security Council
20: Concluding observations

Dr Roger O'Keefe is a Senior Lecturer in Law and the Deputy Director of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and a Visiting Professor at the Central European University in Budapest. He has published and lectured widely on international criminal law, international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international cultural heritage law, as well as on topics of general interest in public international law such as the sources of international law, the law of treaties, the relationship between international and domestic law, statehood and admission to the United Nations, title to territory, jurisdiction and immunities, state responsibility and the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. In 2009 he was a member and the co-rapporteur of the African Union-European Union Technical Ad hoc Expert Group on the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction.