The Oxford companion to international criminal justice
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The Oxford companion to international criminal justice
Oxford University Press, c2009
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The move to end impunity for human rights atrocities has seen the creation of international and hybrid tribunals and increased prosecutions in domestic courts. The Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice is the first major reference work to provide a complete overview of this emerging field.
Its nearly 1100 pages are divided into three sections. In the first part, 21 essays by leading thinkers offer a comprehensive survey of issues and debates surrounding international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and their enforcement. The second part is arranged alphabetically, containing 320 entries on doctrines, procedures, institutions and personalities. The final part contains over 400 case summaries on different trials from international and domestic courts dealing with war
crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, torture, and terrorism.
With analysis and commentary on every aspect of international criminal justice, this Companion is designed to be the first port of call for scholars and practitioners interested in current developments in international justice.
Table of Contents
- PART A: MAJOR PROBLEMS OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- I. HOW TO FACE INTERNATIONAL CRIMES
- Collective Violence and International Crimes
- State Responsibility and Criminal Liability of Individuals
- Alternatives to International Criminal Justice
- II. FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
- Sources of International Criminal Law
- General Principles of International Criminal Law
- International Criminalization of Prohibited Conduct
- Gender-related Violence and International Criminal Law and Justice
- Modes of International Criminal Liability
- III. THE INTERPLAY OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW AND OTHER BODIES OF LAW
- Comparative Criminal Law as a Necessary Tool for the Application of International Criminal Law
- The Influence of the Common Law and Civil Law Traditions on International Criminal Law
- Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law
- IV. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIALS
- The Rationale for International Criminal Justice
- International Criminal Justice in Historical Perspective: The Tension Between States' Interests and the Pursuit of International Justice
- The International Criminal Court as a Turning Point in the history of International Criminal Justice
- The International Criminal Court and Third States
- Politics and Justice: The Role of the Security Council
- Problematic Features of International Criminal Procedure
- Cooperation of States with International Criminal Tribunals
- Means of Gathering Evidence and Arresting Suspects in Situations of States' failure to Cooperate
- International v. National Prosecution of International Crimes
- Judicial Activism v. Judicial Restraint in International Criminal Justice
- PART B: ISSUES, INSTITUTIONS, AND PERSONALITIES
- PART C: CASES
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