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Informationen zum Autor Philipp Kastner is an Assistant Professor in International Law at the Law School of the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia. Klappentext International Criminal Law in Context provides a critical and contextual introduction to the fundamentals of international criminal law. It goes beyond a doctrinal analysis focused on the practice of international tribunals to draw on a variety of perspectives, capturing the complex processes of internationalisation that criminal law has experienced over the past few decades. The book considers international criminal law in context and seeks to account for the political and cultural factors that have influenced - and that continue to influence - this still-emerging body of law. Considering the substance, procedures, objectives, justifications and impacts of international criminal law, it addresses such topics as:¿ the history of international criminal law;¿ the subjects of international criminal law;¿ transitional justice and international criminal justice;¿ genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression;¿ sexual and gender-based crimes;¿ international and hybrid criminal tribunals; ¿ sentencing under international criminal law; and¿ the role of victims in international criminal procedure.The book will appeal to those who want to study international criminal law in a critical and contextualised way. Presenting original research, it will also be of interest to scholars and practitioners already familiar with the main legal and policy issues relating to this body of law. Zusammenfassung This book provides an introduction to the fundamentals of international criminal law. Going beyond a doctrinal analysis focused on the practice of international tribunals, and drawing on a variety of perspectives, the book aims to capture the complex processes of internationalisation that criminal law has experienced over recent decades. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of abbreviations List of contributors Introduction: international criminal law in context Philipp Kastner Part I: Contextualising international criminal law The conscience of civilisation, and its discontents: a counter history of international criminal law Gerry Simpson The subjects of international criminal law Frédéric Mégret The idea of transitional justice: international criminal justice and beyond Wendy Lambourne Part II: International crimes Genocide: to prevent and punish 'radical evil' Eyal Mayroz Crimes against humanity: the concept of humanity in international law Raphaëlle Nollez-Goldbach War crimes: increasing compliance with international humanitarian law through international criminal law? Dale Stephens and Thomas Wooden Sexual and gender-based crimes Rosemary Grey The crime of aggression: shifting authority for international peace? Sean Richmond Rethinking liberal legality through the African Court of Justice and Human Rights: re-situating economic crimes and other enablers of violence Kamari Maxine Clarke Part III: The implementation of international criminal law The ad hoc tribunals: image, origins, pathways, legacies Timothy William Waters Hybrid tribunals: institutional experiments and the potential for creativity within international criminal law Philipp Kastner The International Criminal Court: between law and politics Christian M. De Vos Complementarity revisited: national prosecution of international crimes and the gaps in international law Fannie Lafontaine and Sophie Gagné The influence of i...
