Overview

International Criminal Law in Context provides a critical and contextual introduction to the fundamentals of international criminal law. It goes beyond a doctrinal analysis focused on the practice of international tribunals to draw on a variety of perspectives, capturing the complex processes of internationalisation that criminal law has experienced over the past few decades. The book considers international criminal law in context and seeks to account for the political and cultural factors that have influenced – and that continue to influence – this still-emerging body of law. Considering the substance, procedures, objectives, justifications and impacts of international criminal law, it addresses such topics as: • the history of international criminal law; • the subjects of international criminal law; • transitional justice and international criminal justice; • genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression; • sexual and gender-based crimes; • international and hybrid criminal tribunals; • sentencing under international criminal law; and • the role of victims in international criminal procedure. The book will appeal to those who want to study international criminal law in a critical and contextualised way. Presenting original research, it will also be of interest to scholars and practitioners already familiar with the main legal and policy issues relating to this body of law.

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Author:   Philipp Kastner
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.558kg
ISBN:  

9781138675513

ISBN 10:   1138675512
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   19 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface List of abbreviations List of contributors Introduction: international criminal law in context Philipp Kastner Part I: Contextualising international criminal law The conscience of civilisation, and its discontents: a counter history of international criminal law Gerry Simpson The subjects of international criminal law Frédéric Mégret The idea of transitional justice: international criminal justice and beyond Wendy Lambourne Part II: International crimes Genocide: to prevent and punish 'radical evil' Eyal Mayroz Crimes against humanity: the concept of humanity in international law Raphaëlle Nollez-Goldbach War crimes: increasing compliance with international humanitarian law through international criminal law? Dale Stephens and Thomas Wooden Sexual and gender-based crimes Rosemary Grey The crime of aggression: shifting authority for international peace? Sean Richmond Rethinking liberal legality through the African Court of Justice and Human Rights: re-situating economic crimes and other enablers of violence Kamari Maxine Clarke Part III: The implementation of international criminal law The ad hoc tribunals: image, origins, pathways, legacies Timothy William Waters Hybrid tribunals: institutional experiments and the potential for creativity within international criminal law Philipp Kastner The International Criminal Court: between law and politics Christian M. De Vos Complementarity revisited: national prosecution of international crimes and the gaps in international law Fannie Lafontaine and Sophie Gagné The influence of international human rights law on international criminal procedure Yvonne McDermott 15. ‘And where the offence is, let the great axe fall’: sentencing under international criminal law Mark A. Drumbl 16. The role of victims: emerging rights to participation and reparation in international criminal courts Stephen Smith Cody and Eric Stover Index

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Philipp Kastner is an Assistant Professor in International Law at the Law School of the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia.

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