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    Cassese's international criminal law.

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    • Title:[International criminal law]
      Cassese's international criminal law.
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    • Author/Creator:Cassese, Antonio, author.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Gaeta, Paola, editor.
      Baig, L. (Laurel), editor.
      Fan, M. (Mary), editor.
      Gosnell, Christopher, editor.
      Whiting, A. (Alex), editor.
    • Published/Created:Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
      ©2013

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:International crimes.
      Criminal procedure (International law)
      Criminal jurisdiction.
    • Edition:Third edition / revised by Antonio Cassese, Paola Gaeta, Laurel Baig, Mary Fan, Christopher Gosnell and Alex Whiting.
    • Description:lii, 414 pages ; 25 cm
    • Summary:Provides a clear account of the main substantive and procedural aspects of international criminal law. Adopting a combination of the classic common law and more theoretical approaches to the subject, it discusses: the historical evolution of international criminal law; the legal definition of the so-called core crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide) plus aggression, torture and terrorism; the forms and modes of criminal responsibility; and the main issues related to the prosecution and punishment of international crimes at the national and international level, including amnesties, statutes of limitations, and immunities.
    • Notes:Revised edition of: International criminal law, second edition, 2008.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780199694921 (paperback)
      0199694923 (paperback)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I INTRODUCTION
      1. Fundamentals Of International Criminal Law
      1.1. Main Features of ICL
      1.2. Sources of ICL
      1.3. Notion of International Crimes
      2. Principle Of Legality
      2.1. Principle of Legality in Civil Law and in Common Law Countries
      2.2. Principle of Legality in ICL
      2.3. Articulations of the Principle of Legality
      2.4. Principle of Legality of Penalties
      3. Elements Of International Crimes, In Particular The Mental Element
      3.1. Objective Structure
      3.2. Mental Element
      3.3. Intent
      3.4. Special Intent (Dolus Specialis)
      3.5. Recklessness or Indirect Intent
      3.6. Knowledge
      3.7. Culpable or Gross Negligence
      3.8. Mental Element in the ICC Statute
      3.9. Judicial Determination of the Mental Element
      pt. II SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW
      Section I International Crimes
      4. War Crimes
      4.1. Notion
      4.2. Criminalization of the Serious Violation of a Rule of IHL
      4.3. Objective Elements
      4.4. Subjective Elements
      4.5. Nexus with the Armed Conflict
      4.6. War Crimes in the ICC Statute
      5. Crimes Against Humanity
      5.1. Nuremberg Charter and Judgment
      5.2. Subsequent Developments
      5.3. Notion Today
      5.4. Objective Elements
      5.5. Subjective Elements
      5.6. Authors
      5.7. Victims
      5.8. Article 7 of the ICC Statute and Customary International Law
      6. Genocide / Paola Gaeta
      6.1. Genocide Convention
      6.2. Developments in the Case Law on Genocide
      6.3. Objective Elements
      6.4. Subjective Elements
      6.5. Protected Groups
      6.6. Two Problematical Aspects of Genocide
      6.7. Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
      6.8. Article 6 of the ICC Statute and Customary International Law
      7. Torture And Aggression / Mary Fan
      7.1. Torture
      7.2. Crime of Aggression
      8. Terrorism
      8.1. Freedom Fighters' Problem
      8.2. Elements Pointing to the Existence of a Generally Agreed Definition of Terrorism in Time of Peace
      8.3. Ingredients of Terrorism as an International Crime in Time of Peace
      8.4. Specific Sub-categories of Terrorism as an International Crime
      8.5. Terrorism in Armed Conflict: A Sub-category of War Crimes
      8.6. Terrorism as a Crime against Humanity
      Section II Modes Of Criminal Liability
      9. Perpetration: In Particular Joint and Indirect Perpetration / Laurel Baig
      9.1. Joint Criminal Enterprise
      9.2. Co-perpetration Based on Joint Control
      9.3. Indirect Perpetration
      10. Omission Liability And Superior Responsibility / Laurel Baig
      10.1. Culpable Omission
      10.2. Superior Responsibility
      10.3. Is Superior Responsibility a Mode of Liability or a Crime perse?
      11. Other Modes Of Criminal Liability And Inchoate Crimes / Laurel Baig
      11.1. Aiding and Abetting
      11.2. Ordering
      11.3. Instigating
      11.4. Planning
      11.5. Residual Accessory Liability in the ICC Statute
      11.6. Inchoate Crimes
      Section III Circumstances Excluding Criminal Liability
      12. Justifications And Excuses / Christopher Gosnell
      12.1. Justifications
      12.2. Excuses
      13. Obedience To Superior Orders And Official Capacity / Paola Gaeta
      13.1. Superior Orders
      13.2. Irrelevance of Official Capacity
      pt. III PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT
      Section I International And National Criminal Jurisdiction
      14. International Criminal Courts
      14.1. Abortive Early Attempts (1919-1945)
      14.2. Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals (1945-1947)
      14.3. Establishment of the ICTY and ICTR (1993-1994)
      14.4. Drafting and Adoption of the Statute of the ICC (1994-1998)
      14.5. Establishment of Internationalized or Mixed Courts
      14.6. Merits and Flaws of International Criminal Justice
      15. Repression Of International Crimes In Domestic Jurisdictions / Paola Gaeta
      15.1. International Law and the Ambit of States' Criminal Jurisdiction
      15.2. Principles of Criminal Jurisdiction
      15.3. International Rules on States' Criminal Jurisdiction over International Crimes
      15.4. Unsatisfactory Regulation
      16. International Versus National Jurisdiction / Alex Whiting
      16.1. Nuremberg Scheme Versus the ICC Scheme
      16.2. Primacy of International Criminal Courts with Respect to National Jurisdictions
      16.3. Complementarity of the ICC
      16.4. Judicial Cooperation of States with International Criminal Courts
      17. Legal Impediments To The Exercise Of Criminal Jurisdiction
      17.1. Amnesty
      17.2. Statute of Limitations
      17.3. Prohibition of Double Jeopardy
      17.4. International Rules on Immunities
      Section II International Criminal Trials
      18. Adoption Of The Essential Features Of The Adversarial System / Christopher Gosnell
      18.1. Comparison of the Two Models in Operation
      18.2. Trial Proceedings
      18.3. Appellate Proceedings
      18.4. Summary of the Main Distinguishing Features
      18.5. Adoption of the Adversarial Model at the International Legal Level
      18.6. Towards a Felicitous Amalgamation of Procedural Elements
      19. General Principles Governing International Criminal Trials / Christopher Gosnell
      19.1. Protection from Self-incrimination
      19.2. Principle that Judges must be Independent and Impartial
      19.3. Presumption of Innocence
      19.4. Communication of the Charges and Opportunity to Challenge Them
      19.5. Trial without Undue Delay
      19.6. Public Hearing
      19.7. Fairness
      19.8. Principle that the Accused Should Be Present at his Trial
      20. Investigation And Trial Before International Criminal Courts / Christopher Gosnell
      20.1. International Criminal Investigation
      20.2. Initiation of Proceedings and Preparation for Trial
      20.3. Trial Proceedings
      20.4. Role of Victims and Reparations
      21. Appeals And Enforcement / Laurel Baig
      21.1. Appeals
      21.2. Revision and Review
      21.3. Enforcement of Sentences.
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