International criminal law / Antonio Cassese.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

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International crimes.

Criminal procedure (International law)

International law.

International criminal courts.

Part I. Introduction: 1. The reaction of the international community to atrocities

2. Fundamentals of international criminal law

Part II. Substantive criminal law: Section I: 3. War crimes

4. Crimes against humanity

5. Genocide

6. Other international crimes (aggression, torture, and terrorism)

Section II: 7. General principles

8. Mens rea

9. Perpetration and other modalities of criminal conduct

10. Criminal liability for omissions

11. Multiplicity of offences

12. Circumstances excluding criminal liability: justifications and excuses

13. Other excuses: superior order, necessity, duress, and mistake

14. Immunities

Part III. Prosecution and punishment by national courts: 15. Legal grounds of jurisdiction

16. The impact of international law on national legislation

17. Legal impediments to the exercise of national jurisdiction

Part IV. Prosecution and punishment by international courts: Section I. General: 18. The establishment of international criminal tribunals

19. International versus national jurisdiction

Section II. International criminal trials: 20. The adoption of the fundamental features of the adversarial system at the international level

21. The general principles governing international criminal trials

22. Stages of international proceedings in outline

23. The outlook for international criminal justice.

Includes index.

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lvi, 472 p.