基本説明
Offers extensive treatment of the most significant traditional and novel cases in English, as well as unique English translations of a selection of relevant judgements in Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, demonstrating the historical and human dimensions of such cases.
Full Description
This new book by Professor Cassese acts as an excellent general introduction to international criminal law for students and practitioners alike and as a stimulus to other scholars or practitioners to delve deeper into its principal notions. It provides a clear and concise account of the principles governing international crimes and an outline of international criminal trials. Adopting a combination of the classic common law and more theoretical approaches to the subject, it expounds the fundamentals of both substantive and procedural international criminal law, providing a theoretical framework to all the rules, principles, concepts, and legal constructs key to the subject. It also offers extensive treatment of the most significant traditional and novel cases in English, as well as unique English translations of a selection of relevant judgments in Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, demonstrating the historical and human dimensions of such cases, and providing effective illustration of the practical problems encountered by criminal courts. Antonio Cassese is the Editor of the Journal of International Criminal Justice. To read sample articles from the journal visit: www.jicj.
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Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. The Reaction of the International Community to Atrocities; 2. Fundamentals of International Criminal Law; PART II: SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW; SECTION I: INTERNATIONAL CRIMES; 3. War Crimes; 4. Crimes against Humanity; 5. Genocide; 6. Other International Crimes (Aggression, Torture and Terrorism); SECTION II: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY; 7. General Principles; 8. Mens Rea; 9. Perpetration and Other Modalities of Criminal Conduct; 10. Criminal Liability for Omissions; 11. Multiplicity of Offences; 12. Circumstances excluding Criminal Liability: Justifications and Excuses; 13. Other Excuses: Superior Orders, Necessity, Duress, Mistake; 14. Immunities; PART III: PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT BY NATIONAL COURTS; 15. Legal Grounds of Jurisdiction; 16. The Impact of International Rules on National Legislation; 17. Legal Impediments to the Exercise of National Jurisdiction; PART IV: PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT BY INTERNATIONAL COURTS; SECTION I: GENERAL; 18. The Establishment of International Criminal Tribunals; 19. International versus National Jurisdiction; SECTION II: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIALS; 20. The Adoption of the Fundamental Features of the Adversarial System at the International Level; 21. The General Principles Governing International Criminal Trials; 22. Stages of International Criminal proceedings in Outline; 23. The Outlook for International Criminal Justice
