TY - BOOK AU - Cassese,Antonio AU - Gaeta,Paola AU - Baig,L. AU - Fan,M. AU - Gosnell,Christopher AU - Whiting,A. TI - Cassese's international criminal law SN - 9780199694921 (paperback) U1 - 345 CAS PY - 2013/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - International crimes KW - Criminal procedure (International law) KW - Criminal jurisdiction N1 - 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; revised by Paola Gaeta --; Torture and aggression; revised by Mary Fan --; Terrorism --; Perpetration : in particular joint and indirect perpetration; revised by Laurel Baig --; Omission liability and superior responsibility; revised by Laurel Baig --; Other modes of criminal liability and inchoate crimes; revised by Laurel Baig --; Justification and excuses; revised by Christopher Gosnell --; Obedience to superior orders and official capacity; revised by Christopher Gosnell and Paola Gaeta --; International criminal courts --; The repression of international crimes in domestic jurisdictions; revised by Paola Gaeta --; International versus national jurisdiction; revised by Alex Whiting --; Legal impediments to the exercise of criminal jurisdiction --; The adoption of the essential features of the adversarial system; revised by Christopher Gosnell --; Investigation and trial before international criminal courts; revised by Christopher Gosnell --; Appeals and enforcement; revised by Laurel Baig N2 - 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 ER -