| International criminal law |
| Students are advised that the subject demands some previous knowledge of public
international law. |
| Section A: General context and international crimes before national courts |
| · International law principles of State jurisdiction |
| · Customary international law and treaty law |
| · Direct criminal responsibility under international law |
| · Treaty provisions requiring States to criminalise conduct (including terrorism and torture) |
| · Piracy |
| Section B: Substantive international crimes |
| · Jurisdiction and structure of international criminal courts and tribunals |
| · Co-operation with international criminal courts and tribunals |
| · Investigations, prosecutions, evidence and procedure before international criminal courts and tribunals |
| · Fair trial rights appeals, revision and enforcement of sentences before international criminal courts and tribunals |
| Section C: The core international crimes (crimes within the jurisdiction of international tribunals |
| · The elements of international crimes |
| · War crimes |
| · Crimes against humanity |
| · Genocide |
| · Aggression and crimes against peace |
| Section D: General principles of international criminal law |
| · Aut dedere aut judicare (“extradite or prosecute”) and unlawful abductions |
| · Jurisdictional immunities |
| · Modes of participation in crimes, and concurrence of crimes |
| · Defences |
Sequence:
Section A must be attempted before section B; section A must be attempted before section
C; sections A and C must be attempted before section D. |
Textbooks:
Antonio Cassese, International Criminal Law 2nd ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press,
2004), ISBN: 9780199259397 |
| Claire De Than and Edwin Shorts, International Criminal Law and Human Rights (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2003), ISBN: 9780421722507 |
| Philippe Sands (ed), From Nuremberg to The Hague: The Future of International Criminal Justice (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003), ISBN: 9780521536769 |
