Title : | International criminal law |
Material Type: | printed text |
Authors: | Ilias Bantekas, Author ; Susan Nash, Author |
Publisher: | Routledge-Cavendish (London and New York) |
Publication Date: | 2007 |
Pagination: | 594 p. |
Size: | 24 cm |
ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-415-41845-4 |
General note: | Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 585-594) |
Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) |
Descriptors: | Criminal jurisdiction Criminal law International offenses
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Class number: | 345.22 |
Abstract: | "International criminal law"-Providing an introduction to and detailed examination of substantive, enforcement and procedural aspects of international criminal law, this book’s examination of international and transnational crimes under treaty and customary law has been fully updated and revised.
Exploring the enforcement of international criminal law through an investigation of the practice of the Security Council-based tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the International Criminal Court and other hybrid tribunals, such as those for Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Lockerbie and truth commissions, the authors look at terrorism, offences against the person and piracy and jurisdiction and immunities amongst a variety of other topics.
New to this edition are four additional chapters on:
various forms of liability and participation in international crime
war crimes crimes against humanity genocide and illegal rendition.
This is an ideal text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of law or international relations, practitioners and those interested in gaining an insight into international criminal law |
Contents note: | Theory of international criminal law; Principles of liability and participation in international criminal law; Defences in international criminal law; State jurisdiction and immunities; War crimes and grave breaches; Crimes against humanity; Genocide; Offences against the person; International criminal law of the sea; Terrorism; Transnational offences; Other transnational offences; Extradition; Abduction; Mutual legal assistance; Mutual legal assistance: national perspectives; International police cooperation; International criminal procedure; Nuremberg and the birth of modern international criminal tribunals; The international tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda; The permanent international criminal court; Internationalised domestic; Criminal tribunals. |
Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13494 |