International Criminal Law - 4th edition

Informationen zum Autor Ilias Bantekas is Professor of International Law at Brunel Law School and Head of International Law at Mourgelas & Associates Law Firm. Klappentext This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the major areas of international criminal law (ICL). It approaches the subject matter from both a criminal law and an international law perspective, analyzing the various topics exhaustively but in an accessible manner. While looking at the jurisprudence of the international tribunals, it is not confined to this approach, instead looking at all the fields in which ICL is employed. It covers: the theory of ICL, including the concepts of individual responsibility, the sources of ICL, State criminality, legality, and legitimacy * the subjective (mens rea) and objective (actus reus) elements of international crimes and the particular position of the International Criminal Court Statute * the various modes of liability and participation in international crimes * the doctrine of command responsibility * defenses and grounds for excluding liability * immunities * an extensive analysis of all war crimes * crimes against humanity * genocide * the cr Zusammenfassung This book is a comprehensive, accessible analysis of the major areas of international criminal law from a criminal and international law perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Table of Cases Table of Treaties Table of National Legislation PART I FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE Chapter 1 Fundamentals of International Criminal Law Chapter 2 The Subjective and Objective Elements of International Crimes Chapter 3 Modes of Liability and Criminal Participation Chapter 4 The Law of Command Responsibility PART II DEFENCES AND EXCUSES FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY Chapter 5 Defences in International Criminal Law Chapter 6 Immunities from Criminal Jurisdiction PART III SUBSTANTIVE CRIMES Chapter 7 War Crimes and Grave Breaches Chapter 8 Crimes Against Humanity Chapter 9 The Crime of Genocide Chapter 10 Offences Against the Person Chapter 11 Transnational Crimes Chapter 12 Terrorism Chapter 13 The Crime of Aggression Chapter 14 International Criminal Law of the Sea PART IV ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW Chapter 15 The Exercise of Criminal Jurisdiction Chapter 16 International Cooperation in Criminal Matters Chapter 17 The Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals and the Origins of International Criminal Justice Chapter 18 The International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda Chapter 19 The Permanent International Criminal Court Chapter 20 Internationalised Domestic Criminal Tribunals, Truth Commissions and Amnesties PART V EVIDENCE AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Chapter 21 Evidence before International Criminal Courts and Tribunals By Caroline BuismanChapter 22 The Status of Victims in International Criminal Law and Criminal Proceedings Index...

Table des matières

Preface
Table of Cases
Table of Treaties
Table of National Legislation
PART I FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Chapter 1 Fundamentals of International Criminal Law
Chapter 2 The Subjective and Objective Elements of International Crimes
Chapter 3 Modes of Liability and Criminal Participation
Chapter 4 The Law of Command Responsibility
PART II DEFENCES AND EXCUSES FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY
Chapter 5 Defences in International Criminal Law
Chapter 6 Immunities from Criminal Jurisdiction
PART III SUBSTANTIVE CRIMES
Chapter 7 War Crimes and Grave Breaches
Chapter 8 Crimes Against Humanity
Chapter 9 The Crime of Genocide
Chapter 10 Offences Against the Person
Chapter 11 Transnational Crimes
Chapter 12 Terrorism
Chapter 13 The Crime of Aggression
Chapter 14 International Criminal Law of the Sea
PART IV ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
Chapter 15 The Exercise of Criminal Jurisdiction
Chapter 16 International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
Chapter 17 The Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals and the Origins of International Criminal Justice
Chapter 18 The International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda
Chapter 19 The Permanent International Criminal Court
Chapter 20 Internationalised Domestic Criminal Tribunals, Truth Commissions and Amnesties
PART V EVIDENCE AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 21 Evidence before International Criminal Courts and Tribunals
By Caroline Buisman
Chapter 22 The Status of Victims in International Criminal Law and Criminal Proceedings
Index

A propos de l'auteur

Ilias Bantekas is Professor of International Law at Brunel Law School and Head of International Law at Mourgelas & Associates Law Firm.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ilias Bantekas, Bantekas Ilias
• Edition: Hart Publishing
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 22.09.2010
• EAN: 9781849460453
• ISBN: 978-1-84946-045-3
• Pages: 666
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 243 mm x 36 mm
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit international, droit étranger; LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International Criminal Law, Public international law: criminal law