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This book studies the principles and practice of extending a country's criminal law to offences committed abroad by their armed forces personnel.
List of contents
Foreword Eyal Benvenisti; 1. Criminal jurisdiction under national law; 2. Criminal jurisdiction under international law; 3. Immunities from criminal jurisdiction under international law; 4. Armed forces abroad; 5. Status of armed forces abroad; 6. Service jurisdiction under national law; 7. Service jurisdiction under international law.
About the author
Rain Liivoja is a Senior Lecturer and Branco Weiss Fellow at Melbourne Law School. He is also an Affiliated Research Fellow of the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights, University of Helsinki. For several years, he held a visiting lectureship in international law at the Estonian National Defence College, and currently teaches regularly at the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law. Rain is a Council Member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law and a Member of the Board of Directors of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War.
Summary
This book explores why, and to what extent, service personnel who commit offences abroad are prosecuted under their own country's laws. It also examines the relevance of international law to the practice, and clarifies uncertainties in the doctrine of jurisdiction and immunities. The book is essential reading in international and criminal law, especially in military contexts.
