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E-grāmata: International Criminal Law 3rd edition [Taylor & Francis e-book]

(University of Westminster, London, UK), (Brunel University, Bristol, UK)
  • Formāts: 640 pages
  • Izdošanas datums: 28-Jun-2007
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge Cavendish
  • ISBN-13: 9780203867921
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  • Formāts: 640 pages
  • Izdošanas datums: 28-Jun-2007
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge Cavendish
  • ISBN-13: 9780203867921
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Providing an introduction to, and detailed examination of substantive, enforcement and procedural aspects of international criminal law, this books examination of international and transnational crimes under treaty and customary law has been fully updated and revised.

Exploring the enforcement of international criminal law through an investigation of the practice of the Security Council-based tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the International Criminal Court and other hybrid tribunals, such as those for Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Lockerbie and truth commissions, the authors look at terrorism, offences against the person, piracy and jurisdiction, and immunities amongst a variety of other topics.

New to this edition are four additional chapters on:











various forms of liability and participation in international crime war crimes crimes against humanity genocide and illegal rendition.

This is an ideal text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of law or international relations, practitioners and those interested in gaining an insight into international criminal law
Preface xiii
Table of cases
xv
Table of legislation
xxvii
Theory of International Criminal Law
1(20)
Introduction
1(1)
Sources of International Law and Individual Legal Personality
2(4)
The International Criminalisation Process
6(4)
Enforcement of International Criminal Law
10(5)
State `Criminality'
15(3)
International Criminal Law and Human Rights
18(3)
Principles of Liability and Participation in International Criminal Law
21(30)
Aiding and Abetting
21(3)
Ordering
24(2)
Planning/Preparation
26(2)
Instigation
28(1)
Joint Criminal Enterprise
29(5)
Conspiracy
34(2)
Commission Through Another Person
36(1)
Command/Superior Responsibility
37(10)
International Corporate Criminal Liability
47(4)
Defences in International Criminal Law
51(20)
Theoretical Underpinnings of Criminal Defences
51(5)
Superior Orders
56(5)
Duress and Necessity
61(4)
Self-defence
65(2)
Intoxication
67(1)
Mistake of Fact or Mistake of Law
68(1)
Mental Incapacity
69(2)
State Jurisdiction and Immunities
71(42)
Criminal Jurisdiction: An Introduction
71(2)
Territorial Jurisdiction
73(6)
The Active Personality Principle
79(2)
The Passive Personality Principle
81(2)
The Protective Principle
83(2)
Universal Jurisdiction
85(6)
Aut Dedere Aut Judicare Principle
91(1)
Jurisdiction with Respect to Crimes against Civil Aviation
92(1)
International Criminal Jurisdiction
93(3)
Immunities from Criminal Jurisdiction
96(7)
Immunity under Domestic Law and Jus Cogens Norms
103(3)
Foreign and Multinational Armed Forces Abroad
106(2)
Diplomatic and Consular Immunities
108(2)
Immunity from International Criminal Jurisdiction
110(3)
War Crimes and Grave Breaches
113(12)
Grave Breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions
113(2)
Classification of Armed Conflicts
115(2)
Types of International Armed Conflict War Crimes
117(3)
Violations of the Laws or Customs of War in Internal Conflicts
120(3)
Specific Internal Armed Conflict War Crimes
123(2)
Crimes Against Humanity
125(14)
Origins of the Concept
125(2)
The Fundamental Elements of the Offence
127(7)
Crimes Against Humanity in the ICC Statute
134(5)
Genocide
139(12)
Historical Origins and Legal Status
139(1)
Destruction of the Group `in Whole or in Part'
140(3)
The Specific Intent (Dolus Specialis) Required for Genocide
143(2)
Membership of the Targeted Group
145(6)
Offences Against the Person
151(22)
Introduction
151(1)
Slavery and Related Practices
151(10)
Torture as a Crime under International Law
161(5)
Apartheid
166(2)
Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
168(5)
International Criminal Law of the Sea
173(22)
Introduction: The Law of the Sea
173(1)
Piracy Jure Gentium
174(11)
Offences Against Submarine Cables and Pipelines
185(3)
Unauthorised Broadcasting from the High Seas
188(1)
The Right of Hot Pursuit
189(6)
Terrorism
195(38)
Introduction
195(2)
The Thematic Approach in International Law
197(2)
The Specialised Anti-Terrorist Conventions
199(19)
State-sponsored Terrorism
218(4)
Terrorism and National Liberation Movements
222(3)
Organised Crime and its Relation to Terrorism
225(2)
Terrorist Acts as Political Offences
227(2)
Terrorism and Human Rights
229(4)
Transnational Offences
233(32)
Transnational Organised Crime
233(6)
Drug Trafficking
239(8)
Money Laundering
247(18)
Other Transnational Offences
265(28)
Cybercrime
265(15)
Bribery of Foreign Public Officials
280(5)
International Postal Offences
285(3)
Circulation and Trafficking in Obscene Publications
288(5)
Extradition
293(50)
Introduction
293(1)
The Extradition Process: General Principles
294(16)
International Initiatives
310(15)
The UK Extradition Act 2003
325(1)
Extradition and International Human Rights Instruments
326(10)
Extradition and the Case of Senator Pinochet
336(7)
Abduction
343(14)
Introduction
343(1)
The Male Captus, Bene Detentus Rule
343(2)
Approach Taken by Courts in the US
345(2)
Approach Taken by the European Court of Human Rights
347(1)
The Doctrine of Abuse of Process
348(1)
Collusion by Law Enforcement Agencies
349(2)
Seriousness of the Crime
351(1)
Extraordinary Rendition
352(5)
Mutual Legal Assistance
357(30)
Introduction
357(2)
UN Initiatives
359(1)
1959 European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
360(2)
EU Initiatives
362(14)
Mutual Recognition Programme
376(11)
Mutual Legal Assistance: National Perspectives
387(20)
Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003
387(3)
The Use of Evidence Obtained Abroad
390(8)
Admissibility of Foreign Evidence: Fair Trial Issues
398(1)
Evidence Obtained in Breach of International Human Rights Standards
399(2)
Failure to Use Mutual Legal Assistance Provisions
401(2)
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties and Individual Rights
403(2)
Informal Methods of Mutual Assistance
405(2)
International Police Co-operation
407(30)
Introduction
407(1)
Interpol
407(7)
EU Initiatives
414(23)
Evidence before the Ad Hoc Tribunals
437(58)
Caroline Buisman
Introduction
437(3)
General Evidentiary Principles
440(4)
Admissibility
444(13)
Documentary Evidence
457(3)
Hearsay Evidence
460(3)
Deposition Evidence
463(2)
Character Evidence
465(3)
Investigator's Report
468(3)
Expert Evidence
471(5)
Exclusion of Improperly Obtained Evidence
476(3)
Determination of Weight of Evidence
479(16)
Nuremberg, Tokyo and the Birth of Modern International Criminal Law
495(18)
Introduction
495(1)
Efforts to Try International Crimes Prior to the Second World War
495(2)
The Background to the Establishment of the International Military Tribunals
497(10)
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East
507(2)
The International Law Commission's Role in the Post-Nuremberg Era
509(4)
The International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda
513(22)
Introduction
513(4)
Formative Years of the Ad Hoc Tribunals
517(11)
Enforcement Capacity of the Tribunals
528(3)
Rights of the Accused
531(4)
The Permanent International Criminal Court
535(22)
The Historical Origins of the International Criminal Court
535(3)
Jurisdiction and Admissibility
538(6)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
544(3)
General Principles of Criminal Law
547(2)
International Cooperation and Judicial Assistance
549(3)
Reservations and Amendments to the Statute
552(2)
Reparation to Victims
554(3)
Internationalised Domestic Criminal Tribunals
557(28)
Introduction
557(1)
The Sierra Leone Special Court
558(6)
The East Timor Special Panels
564(4)
UNMIK and the Kosovar Judicial System
568(2)
The Cambodian Extraordinary Chambers
570(3)
The Iraqi Special Tribunal for Crimes Against Humanity
573(4)
The Lockerbie Trial
577(3)
National Truth Commissions and Amnesties
580(5)
Index 585


Susan Nash is Professor of Law at the University of Westminster and Head of Department of Postgraduate Legal Studies. She is a barrister and a door tenant at Tooks Chambers. Her research interests include criminal procedure and evidence, human rights and mutual legal assistance. She is the co-author of several books including The Cartel Offence (Hart, 2004) and Essential Human Rights Cases (Jordans, 2002).



Ilias Bantekas is Professor of International Law and Head of Law at Brunel University. He has published widely in leading international journals. Books authored or edited by him include: International and European Financial Criminal Law (Butterworths, 2006); Principles of Direct and Superior Responsibility in International Humanitarian Law (Manchester UP, 2002).