1st Edition

Routledge Handbook of International Criminal Law

Edited By William A. Schabas, Nadia Bernaz Copyright 2011
480 Pages
by Routledge

480 Pages
by Routledge

480 Pages
by Routledge

International criminal law has developed extraordinarily quickly over the last decade, with the creation of ad hoc tribunals in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court. This book provides a timely and comprehensive survey of emerging and existing areas of international criminal law. The Handbook features new, specially commissioned... Read more

1. Introduction, William Schabas and Nadia Bernaz  Part 1: Historical and Institutional Framework  2. Trial at Nuremberg, Guénaël Mettraux  3. The TokyoTrial, Neil Boister  4. The Trials of Eichann, Barbie and Finta, Joe Powderly  5. The Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals: Launching a New Era of Accountability, Michael P. Scharf and Margaux Day  6. The International Criminal Court, David Scheffer  7. Hybrid Tribunals, Fidelma Donlon  Part 2: The Crimes  8. Genocide, Paola Gaeta  9. Crimes Against Humanity, Margaret M. deGuzman  10. War Crimes, Anthony Cullen  11. Aggression, Nicolaos Strapatsas  12. Terrorism as an International Crime, Fiona De Londras  13. Drug Crimes and Money Laundering, Robert Cryer  Part 3: The Practice of International Tribunals  14. Understanding the Complexities of International Criminal Tribunal Jurisdiction, Leila Sadat  15. Admissibility in International Criminal Law, Mohamed M. El Zeidy  16. Defences to International Crimes, Shane Darcy  17. Participation in Crimes in the Jurisprudence of the ICTY and ICTR, Mohamed Elewa Badar  18. International Criminal Procedures: Trial and Appeal Procedures, Hakan Friman  19. Sentencing and Penalties, Nadia Bernaz  20. State Cooperation and Transfers, Judge Kimberley Prost  21. Evidence, Nancy Combs  Part 4: Key Issues in International Criminal Law  22. The Rise and Fall of Universal Jurisdiction, Luc Reydams  23. Immunities, Rémy Prouvèze  24. Truth Commission, Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm  25. State Responsibility and International Crimes, Eric Wyler and León Castellanos-Jankiewicz  26. International Criminal Law and Victims’ Rights, Carla Ferstman  27. Amnesties, Louise Mallinder  28. International Criminal Law and Human Rights, Thomas Margueritte  29. Conclusion, William Schabas and Nadia Bernaz

Biography

William A. Schabas is director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway, where he also holds the chair in human rights law.

Nadia Bernaz is Lecturer in Law at Middlesex University, UK.