Description
Oxford University Press Principles Of International Criminal Law by Gerhard Werle and Florian Jeßberger
Principles of International Criminal Law is one of the leading textbooks in the field. This third edition builds on the highly-successful work of the previous editions, setting out the general principles governing international crimes as well as the fundamentals of both substantive and procedural international criminal law.
The third edition of one of the best-regarded works on international criminal law, by two of the world's experts in the field
Provides a comprehensive understanding of the foundations of international criminal law and the core crimes it governs
Offers an accessible overview for both students, legal practitioners, and judges working on cases concerning crimes, both at the international and domestic levels
Builds on the previous editions' philosophical and normative analysis of international criminal justice, and discusses new developments in the field, including recent case law from the International Criminal Court
Assesses the compromise concerning the crime of aggression in the ICC statute in the Kampala case.
Table of Contents
Part One: Foundations
1: Historical Evolution of International Criminal Law
2: Concepts, Tasks, and Legitimacy
3: International Criminal Law and the International Legal Order
4: Sources and Interpretation
5: Universal Jurisdiction, the Duty to Prosecute, Transitional Justice
6: Enforcement
7: Domestic Implementation
Part Two: General Principles
8: Towards a General Theory of Crimes Under International Law
9: Material Elements
10: Mental Element
11: Individual Criminal Responsibility
12: Superior Responsibility
13: Grounds for Excluding Criminal Responsibility
14: Inchoate Crimes
15: Omissions
16: Official Capacity and Immunity
17: Multiplicity of Offenses
18: Requirements for Prosecution
Part Three: Genocide
19: Introduction
20: Material Elements
21: Mental Element
22: Incitement to Commit Genocide
23: Multiplicity of Offenses
Part Four: Crimes Against Humanity
24: Introduction
25: Contextual Element (Attack on a Civilian Population)
26: Individual Acts
27: Multiplicity of Offenses
Part Five: War Crimes
28: Introduction
29: Overall Requirements
30: War Crimes Against Persons
31: War Crimes Against Property and Other Rights
32: Employing Prohibited Methods of Warfare
33: Use of Prohibited Means of Warfare
34: War Crimes Against Humanitarian Operations
35: Multiplicity of Offenses
Part Six: The Crime of Aggression
36: The Prohibition of Aggression Under International Law
37: Criminal Responsibility Under Customary International Law (War of Aggression)
38: The Crime of Aggression in the ICC Statute Prospects