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An introduction to international criminal law and procedure /

Cryer, Robert

An introduction to international criminal law and procedure / created by Robert Cryer; Darryl Robinson and Sergey Vasiliev - Fourth edition - lxvi, 576 pages ; 25 cm

Includes index

Preface to the fourth edition --
Introduction: What is international criminal law? --
The aims, objectives and justification of international criminal law --
Jurisdiction --
National prosecutions of international crimes --
State cooperation with respect to national proceedings --
The history of international criminal prosecutions : Nuremberg and Tokyo --
The ad hoc international criminal tribunals --
The International Criminal Court --
Other hybrid and special courts --
Genocide --
Crimes against humanity --
War crimes --
Aggression --
Transnational crimes, terrorism and torture --
General principles of liability --
Defences/grounds for excluding criminal responsibility --
International criminal procedure --
Victims in the international criminal process --
Punishment and sentencing --
State cooperation with the international courts and tribunals --
Immunities --
Alternatives and complements to criminal prosecution --
The future of international criminal law.

Suitable for undergraduates and postgraduate students, as well as academics and practitioners in the field, the fourth edition examines the conceptual, institutional, substantive, and procedural aspects of international criminal law accessibly and analytically.

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International criminal law.
International crimes.
Criminal procedure (International law)

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