The third edition of Cassese's International Criminal Law 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. Cassese guides the reader through a vast array of cases and materials from a number of jurisdictions, providing thought-provoking analysis that brings the political and human contexts to the fore. The International Criminal Court and all the other modern international criminal courts are fully covered, both as regards their structure, functioning and proceedings and as far as their case law is concerned. Online Resources Case materials: Key international documents and foreign legislation relating to chapters of the textbook Your questions answered: responses to questions from international law students Web links: Links to web sites relating to topics within the text

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The late Judge Antonio Cassese was President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. He was a former Professor of International Law at Florence University and member of the Institut de droit International. He was also President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

Paola Gaeta is a Professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Geneva and Adjunct Professor at the Graduate Institute of International Development Studies. She is also Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of International Criminal Law.

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The third edition of International Criminal Law expounds the general principles governing international crimes as well as the fundamentals of both substantive and procedural international criminal law, bringing the political and human contexts to the fore.

Inhalt

• PART I: INTRODUCTION

• 1: Fundamentals of international criminal law

• 2: The principle of legality

• 3: The elements of international crimes, in particular the mental element

• PART II: SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW

• SECTION I: INTERNATIONAL CRIMES

• 4: War crimes

• 5: Crimes against humanity

• 6: Genocide

• 7: Torture and aggression

• 8: Terrorism

• SECTION II: MODES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY

• 9: Perpetration: in particular joint and indirect perpetration

• 10: Omission liability and superior responsibility

• 11: Other modes of criminal liability and inchoate crimes

• SECTION III: CIRCUMSTANCES EXCLUDING CRIMINAL LIABILITY

• 12: Justifications and excuses

• 13: Obedience to superior orders and official capacity

• PART III: PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT

• SECTION I: INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION

• 14: International criminal courts

• 15: The repression of international crimes in domestic jurisdictions

• 16: International versus national jurisdiction

• 17: Legal impediments to the exercise of criminal jurisdiction

• SECTION II: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIALS

• 18: The adoption of the essential features of the adversarial system

• 19: General principles governing international criminal trials

• 20: Investigation and trial before international criminal courts

• 21: Appeals and enforcements