Cassese's international criminal law.

Cassese, Antonio

Cassese's international criminal law. - 3 revised by Antonio Cassese, Paola Gaeta, Laurel Baig, Mary Fan, Christopher Gosnell and Alex Whiting. - Oxford Oxford University Press 2013 - 414

Revised edition of: International criminal law, second edition, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamentals of international criminal law -- The principal of legality -- The elements of international crimes, in particular, the mental element -- War crimes -- Crimes against humanity -- Genocide / Torture and aggression / Terrorism -- Perpetration : in particular joint and indirect perpetration / Omission liability and superior responsibility / Other modes of criminal liability and inchoate crimes / Justification and excuses / Obedience to superior orders and official capacity / International criminal courts -- The repression of international crimes in domestic jurisdictions / International versus national jurisdiction / Legal impediments to the exercise of criminal jurisdiction -- The adoption of the essential features of the adversarial system / Investigation and trial before international criminal courts / Appeals and enforcement / revised by Paola Gaeta -- revised by Mary Fan -- revised by Laurel Baig -- revised by Laurel Baig -- revised by Laurel Baig -- revised by Christopher Gosnell -- revised by Christopher Gosnell and Paola Gaeta -- revised by Paola Gaeta -- revised by Alex Whiting -- revised by Christopher Gosnell -- revised by Christopher Gosnell -- revised by Laurel Baig.

Provides a clear account of the main substantive and procedural aspects of international criminal law. Adopting a combination of the classic common law and more theoretical approaches to the subject, it discusses: the historical evolution of international criminal law; the legal definition of the so-called core crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide) plus aggression, torture and terrorism; the forms and modes of criminal responsibility; and the main issues related to the prosecution and punishment of international crimes at the national and international level, including amnesties, statutes of limitations, and immunities.

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International crimes.
Criminal procedure (International law)
Criminal jurisdiction.

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