Treatise on International Criminal Law Volume II: The Crimes and Sentencing (2nd Edition)

• The second of three revised editions of an established, exhaustive, and authoritative three-volume treatise on international criminal law
• Provides comprehensive analysis of the core crimes under international law: genocide; crimes against humanity; war crimes; and aggression; as well as relevant treaty crimes
• Focuses not only on the International Criminal Court, but also a growing number of international criminal tribunals and new mechanisms for investigation and holding criminals to account
• Separate treatment of Concursus Delictorum and sentencing
• Meticulously supported by both chapter-by-chapter, and book-length bibliographies

New to this Edition:

• Significant extensions to the discussion of sexual and gender-based crimes
• Coverage of environmental crimes
• More detail on war crimes and asymmetrical conflicts, including the treatment of organizations such as 'ISIS'
• Greater focus on cyber crime and other emerging activities

International criminal law and justice is a flourishing field which has led, in recent years, to new international criminal tribunals and new mechanisms for investigation and holding criminals to account. These developments have, in turn, led to an increasing volume and greater consolidation of case law, and even more scholarly attention.

The second edition of this volume of Kai Ambos' seminal treatise has been revised and rewritten in parts to provide coverage of recent developments in the 'Special Part' of international criminal law: namely, the specific crimes and sentencing. Amongst other updates, there are significant extensions of the discussion on sexual and gender-based crimes; the introduction of environmental crimes into international criminal law; further elaboration on the nexus requirement in war crimes and asymmetrical conflicts (e.g., ISIS); and reference to the newly introduced war crimes of the ICC Statute and of the peculiarities of cyber-attacks and other emerging activities. The volume complements Volume I of the treatise on issues relevant to the foundations, general part of international criminal law, and general principles of international criminal justice.

Taken together with the other new editions of the three-volume series, this second edition provides an exhaustive guide to every aspect of international criminal law, from fundamental principles to procedures and implementation. Kai Ambos' Treatise remains an indispensable reference work for academics and practitioners of international criminal law.