Synopses & Reviews
Volume II of the International Criminal Law Practitioner Library series focuses on the core categories of international crimes: crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. The authors present a comprehensive and critical review of the law on the elements of these crimes and their underlying offences, and examine how they interact with the forms of responsibility discussed in Volume I. They also consider the effect of the focus in early ICTY and ICTR proceedings on relatively low-level accused for the development of legal definitions that are sometimes ill-suited for leadership cases, where the accused had little or no physical involvement in the crimes. The book's main focus is the jurisprudence of the ad hoc Tribunals, but the approaches of the ICC and the various hybrid tribunals are also given significant attention. The relevant jurisprudence up to 1 December 2007 has been surveyed, making this a highly useful and timely work.
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A highly relevant and timely work focusing on the core international crimes and their interaction with the forms of responsibility.
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An examination of the criminal responsibility of individuals for the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
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This three-volume series examines the criminal responsibility of individuals for the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; the definitions of those categories of crimes and their underlying offences under international law; and the procedural rules governing trials at the principal international criminal tribunals and courts.
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An invaluable reference work for practitioners, academics and students of international criminal law, it untangles and demystifies a complex and important legal area. Volume 1 examines the criminal responsibility of individuals for the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; Volume 2 focuses on the core international crimes and their interaction with the forms of responsibility; and Volume 3 provides a critical review of international criminal procedure and the rules and practices designed to ensure effective investigations and fair trials.
About the Author
Gideon Boas is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Monash University Law Faculty, Australia, and an international law consultant.James L. Bischoff is an Attorney-Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the United States Department of State. He participated in this series in his personal capacity, and the views expressed are his and his co-authors' own. They do not necessarily reflect the views or official positions of the United States Department of State or the United States Government.Natalie L. Reid is an Associate with Debevoise and Plimpton LLP, New York.B. Don Taylor, III is an Instructor in Law at Washington University School of Law, USA.
Table of Contents
Volume 1: 1. Introduction; 2. Joint criminal enterprise; 3. Superior responsibility; 4. Complicity and aiding and abetting; 5. Planning, instigating and ordering; 6. Concurrent convictions and sentencing; 7. Conclusion; 8. Annexes; Volume 2: 1. An overview of crimes under international law; 2. Crimes against humanity; 3. Genocide; 4. War crimes; 5. Cumulative convictions and sentencing; 6. Conclusion; Volume 3: 1. The nature of international criminal procedure; 2. Creation and amendment of rules of international criminal procedure; 3. Procedures related to primacy and complementarity; 4. Investigations, rights of suspects, and detention; 5. Defence counsel, amici curiae, and the different forms of representation of accused; 6. Pre-trial proceedings; 7. Trial proceedings; 8. The role and status of victims in international criminal procedure; 9. Evidence; 10. Judgement and sentencing; 11. Appeal and revision; 12. Conclusion.