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Written by one of the world's pioneers and leading authorities on international criminal law, this text book covers the history, nature, and sources of international criminal law; the ratione personae; ratione materiae--sources of substantive international criminal law; the indirect enforcement system; the direct enforcement system; the function of the international criminal court; rules of procedure and evidence applicable to international criminal proceedings; and the future of international criminal law.

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Introduction to International Criminal Law

Chapter I.The Discipline of International Criminal Law
Section 1. The Sources of International Criminal Law; Section 2. The Peculiarities of ICL Enforcement Regimes; Section 3. The Policies and Values of ICL and their Systemic Development; Section 4. The Changing Nature of International Law and Relations and Their Impact on ICL; Section 5. Conclusion;
Chapter II. The Subjects of International Criminal Law: Ratione Personae
Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Doctrinal Considerations; Section 3. International Criminal Responsibility of Individuals; Section 4. Criminal Responsibility of Heads of State and Other Persons Benefiting from International Immunities; Section 5. International Criminal Responsibility of Groups and Organizations; Section 6. International Criminal Responsibility of States; Section 7. The Victim as a Subject of ICL; Section 8. Conclusion;
Chapter III. International Crimes: Ratione Materiae
Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Codification of ICL; Section 3. Criteria for International Criminalization; Section 4. The Penal Characteristics of ICL Conventions; Section 5. The Hierarchy of International Crimes; Section 6. The General Categories of International Crimes; Section 7. Evolution of the Process of International Criminalization; Section 8. Jus Cogens International Crimes; Section 9. The Principles of Legality and the Ratione Materiae of ICL; Section 10. Conclusion; Appendix: ICL Conventions and Related Materials;
Chapter IV. Principles of Criminal Responsibility: The General Part
Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. General Considerations; Section 3. National Legal Standards and Their Relevance to ICL; Section 4. Some Problems in Identifying the General Part from the Charter to the Rome Statute; Section 5. Some Specific Problems;
Section 6. The Application of the General Part by the IMT, IMTFE and in Other Proceedings: A Historical Analysis; Section 7. The Jurisprudence of the ICTY, the ICTR, and the ICC; Section 8. Command Responsibility: Policy Considerations; Section 9. Joint Criminal Enterprise; Section 10. Defenses and Exoneration; Section 11. ICL Penalties and Sentencing; Section 12. Conclusion;
Chapter V. The "Indirect Enforcement System:" Modalities of International Cooperation in Penal Matters
Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. The Maxim Aut Dedere Aut Judicare;
Section 3. The Modalities of "International Cooperation in Penal Matters"; Section 4. Assessing the "Indirect Enforcement System"; Section 5. Conclusion;
Chapter VI. The "Direct Enforcement System:" History of International Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions
Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. History of International Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions: From Versailles to Rome, 1919-1998; Section 3. Establishing an International Criminal Court 1937-1994; Section 4. Changing Times: 1989-1998; Section 5. Recent Developments 1998-2011; Section 6. Conclusion;
Chapter VII. The International Criminal Court: A Hybrid "Direct Enforcement System"
Section 1. The Need for an ICC; Section 2. The Characteristics of the ICC; Section 3. Applicable Law; Section 4. The Jurisdiction of the ICC; Section 5. Elements of Criminal Responsibility: The General Part; Section 6. Invoking the Jurisdiction of the Court; Section 7. The Court's Exercise of Jurisdiction; Section 8. Penalties and Sentencing; Section 9. Victim Reparation; Section 10. Enforcement Modalities, Surrender, and Judicial Assistance; Section 11. Exceptions to the Obligation to Cooperate; Section 12. The Organization and Operation of the Court; Section 13. Relationship of the ICC with the United Nations; Section 14. Amending the Statute; Section 15. The Operation of the Court; Section 16. Assembly of State Parties; Section 17. National Implementing Legislation; Section 18. Summary of the ICC's Work; Section 19. Conclusion;
Chapter VIII. Mixed Models of International Criminal Justice
Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Kosovo; Section 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina; Section 4. Sierra Leone; Section 5. Timor-Leste; Section 6. Cambodia; Section 7. Lebanon; Section 8. Conclusion;
Chapter IX. The "Procedural Part" of ICL: Procedural and Evidentiary Norms Applicable to International Criminal Proceedings
Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. International Criminal Procedure; Section 3. Rules of Evidence; Section 4. Conclusion; Appendix I: International Instruments Surveyed; Appendix II: Rights Surveyed; Appendix III: Constitutions Surveyed; Appendix IV: ICC Comparison Chart;
Chapter X: International Criminal Justice in the Age of Globalization
Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Accountability Mechanisms; Section 3. Amnesties and International Criminal Justice; Section 4. Assessment;
Chapter XI. Reflections on International Criminal Justice: Past and Future
Section 1. Introduction; Section 2. Law and Legal Systems in Historical Perspective; Section 3. The Origins of Justice Values; Section 4. Of War and Peace, and of Interests and Values; Section 5. The Origins of International Criminal Law; Section 6. From Tribalism to Supra-Nationalism; Section 7. The Paradigms of International Law and Their Evolution; Section 8. International Criminal Justice in the Age of Globalization; Section 9.The Historical Stages of International Criminal Justice; Section 10. Assessment; Index.