Research handbook on international criminal law
By: edited by Bartram S. Brown
Series: Research handbooks in international law; Research handbooks in international law series
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 517
ISBN-13: 9781847202789
Subjects: International crimes; Criminal jurisdiction
Description: This carefully regarded and well-structured handbook covers the broad range of norms, practices, policies, processes and institutional mechanisms of international criminal law, exploring how they operate and continue to develop in a variety of contexts. Leading scholars in the field and experienced practitioners have brought together their expertise and perspectives in a clear and concise fashion to create an authoritative resource, which will be useful and accessible even to those without legal training.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: International criminal law : nature, origins and a few key issues  -- Bartram S. Brown; title: The vanishing relevance of state affiliation in international criminal law : private security contractors and other non-state actors  -- John Cerone; title: The crime of genocide  -- Mark A. Drumbl; title: Crimes against humanity  -- Margaret M. deGuzman; title: Crimes against women under international criminal law  -- Kelly D. Askin; title: The crime of aggression : is it amenable to judicial determination?  -- Faiza Patel King; title: The contribution of non-governmental organizations to the creation of international criminal tribunals  -- Mark S. Ellis; title: The ICC investigation into the conflict in Northern Uganda : beyond the dichotomy of peace versus justice  -- Katharina Peschke; title: Fine-tuning complementarity  -- Sarah M.H. Nouwen; title: The hybrid experience of the Special Court for Sierra Leone  -- Clare da Silva; title: Protecting the fair trial rights of the accused in international criminal law : comparison of the International Criminal Court and the military commissions in Guantánamo  -- David Weissbrodt and Kristin K. Zinsmaster; title: Self-representation of the accused before international tribunals : an absolute right or a qualified privilege?  -- Michael P. Scharf; title: Defences in international criminal law  -- Kai Ambos; title: Extradition and mutual legal assistance : recent trends in inter-state cooperation to combat international crimes  -- Ved P. Nanda; title: Universal jurisdiction  -- Naomi Roht-Arriaza and Menaka Fernando; title: National amnesties, truth commissions and international criminal tribunals  -- William A. Schabas; title: Dancing in the dark--politics, law and peace in Sierra Leone : a case study  -- David M. Crane; title: Reflections on contemporary developments in international criminal justice -- M. Cherif Bassiouni.