Research handbook on international criminal law / edited by Bartram S. Brown.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Bartram S.

Series:

Research handbooks in international law series.

Research handbooks in international law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International criminal law--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

International criminal law.

Physical Description:

xv, 517 pages.

Place of Publication:

Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2011.

Summary:

"This carefully regarded and well-structured handbook covers the broad range of norms, practices, policies, processes and institutional mechanisms of international criminal law, exploring how they operate and continue to develop in a variety of contexts. Leading scholars in the field and experienced practitioners have brought together their expertise and perspectives in a clear and concise fashion to create an authoritative resource, which will be useful and accessible even to those without legal training. The Research Handbook on International Criminal Law will appeal to practitioners who may want to defend, or prosecute, international criminal law cases, and academics researching and writing on international criminal law. Graduate students studying international criminal law, international human rights or international humanitarian law as well as those studying international justice, international politics, international organization or public policy analysis, will also find this book invaluable."--Publisher.

Contents:

pt. 1. Individual criminal responsibility under international law

pt. 2. Crimes under international law

pt. 3. International criminal courts and tribunals

pt. 4. Defences and the development of international fair trial standards and procedures

pt. 5. Prosecutions by national courts

pt. 6. The future of international criminal law.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-85793-322-1

9781847202789

9780857933447

9780857933225

1-84720-278-0