Public international law: criminal law

Set adjacent to "e;victims"e; and "e;bystanders,"e; "e;perpetrators"e; are by no means marginalized figures in human rights scholarship.

The book systematically analyses the relationship and interaction between rules of engagement (ROE) and the legal framework regulating armed conflicts, both at the international and national levels.

Der Band versammelt die Beiträge der 2019 in Innsbruck abgehaltenen Tagung zum Thema "Selbstverantwortung im Strafrecht".

The responses of governments and international institutions to terrorism raise some of the most controversial issues of the twenty-first century.

An in-depth and interdisciplinary analysis of the politics and practice of the International Criminal Court.

"Aunque pudiera pensarse que entrados en el siglo XXI los derechos de la infancia están plenamente afianzados a nivel mundial, su reconocimiento es algo relativamente reciente y aún no asentado.

This book discusses the multilayered legal structures concerning the regulation of crimes under international law.

The Era of Transitional Justice explores a broad set of issues raised by political transition and transitional justice through the prism of the South African TRC.

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.

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Despite repeated declarations of 'never again' in response to the commission of atrocities, civilians have continued to be targeted by their leaders and opposition groups.

An exploration of the relationship between different branches of international law and their applicability to terrorism.

In the era of globalisation, cross-border crimes are becoming increasingly common.

This book considers critics of international criminal law concerning normative concepts of legitimacy, sovereignty, responsibility, punishment, economics, politics, evidence, and fairness.

The recent spate of threats to cultural heritage, including in Iraq, Mali, Nepal, Syria, and Yemen, has led to increased focus on the sources of international cultural heritage law.

This book investigates the policy implications, discursive ethos and practical realities of plea-based case dispositions in the criminal justice system of four Chinese-speaking jurisdictions, including Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

International criminal law lacks a coherent account of individual responsibility.

A highly relevant and timely work focusing on the core international crimes and their interaction with the forms of responsibility.

This companion volume to The International Law of Human Trafficking presents the first-ever comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the international law of migrant smuggling.

Authoritative, succinct and up-to-date introduction to the law and practice of the International Criminal Court.

An analysis of debates and mechanisms of international criminal law in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Myanmar.

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the major areas of international criminal law (ICL).

This leading work in the field is accessible, comprehensive, balanced, and up to date.

This book analyses how the complementarity regime of the ICC's Rome Statute can be implemented in member states, specifically focusing on African states and Nigeria.

The first book-length systematic examination of how teachings are used in practice in international law.

This book thoroughly discusses the concept of sovereign immunity in international law and how the problems normally associated with the said subject can be resolved in order to promote justice.

This book provides an expanded conceptualization of legalization that focuses on implementation of obligation, precision, and delegation at the international and domestic levels of politics.

Canada is a global aviation powerhouse.

This book examines whether and how non-state armed groups might be required to provide reparations for the harm caused by their violations of international law committed during situations of non-international armed conflict.

A comprehensive treatment of contemporary surveillance technologies and regulatory strategies with an emphasis on policing and national security.

The most commonly cited justification for international criminal law is that it addresses crimes of such gravity that they "e;shock the conscience of humanity.

A critical review of international criminal procedure and the rules and practices designed to ensure effective investigations and fair trials.

Every managerial decision is risky, at least to some extent.

This book is about the International Criminal Court (ICC), a new and highly distinctive criminal justice institution with the ability to prosecute the highest-level government officials, including heads of state, even in countries that have not accepted its jurisdiction.

Winner of the 2019 Francis Lieber Prize Recognizing an Exceptional Published Book in the Field of the Law of Armed ConflictThis book examines how the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) has interpreted and applied international law principles in adjudicating petitions filed by Palestinians.

Many controversies in American criminal law reflect the tension between older and newer conceptions of the purposes of punishment.

This book engages with international legal responses to the global environmental crisis.

International criminal justice has undergone rapid recent development.

This book retraces the evolution of crimes against humanity and their application in terms of both historic legal analysis and subject-matter content.

This book examines the criminalisation of denials of genocide and of other mass atrocities in Europe and discusses the implications of protecting institutional historical memory through criminal law.

It is estimated that 20,000 people were subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war.

National borders are permeable to all types of illicit action and contraband goods, whether it is trafficking humans, body parts, digital information, drugs, weapons, or money.

Realizing Utopia is a collection of essays by a group of innovative international jurists.

This book provides a normative analysis of the justifications and limits of asset confiscation as a crime control measure in a comparative perspective.

The law relating to fitness to plead is an increasingly important area of the criminal law.

This book is a guide to the law and practice of victims' roles before the International Criminal Court, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

Proportionality is intimately linked to the overarching concepts of self-defense, lawful force, and the controlled application of violence.

This book provides a serious and timely perspective on the relationship between two important and dynamic fields of international law.

Esta obra trata de colmar los distintos vacíos legales con los que nos encontramos en la regulación legal de la personación en el proceso penal, poniendo a disposición del lector diversas soluciones dirigidas a cumplir las expectativas legales de quienes deben o quieren participar como parte.

A political economy analysis that explains international criminal law''s hegemonic status in the understanding of global justice.