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020 _a9781847202789 (hardback)
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245 0 _aResearch handbook on international criminal law /
_cedited by Bartram S. Brown
260 _bCheltenham, UK :
_aEdward Elgar,
_cc2011
300 _axv, 517 pages ;
_c26 cm
490 _aResearch handbooks in international law
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 _aInternational criminal law : nature, origins and a few key issues / Bartram S. Brown -- The vanishing relevance of state affiliation in international criminal law : private security contractors and other non-state actors / John Cerone -- The crime of genocide / Mark A. Drumbl -- Crimes against humanity / Margaret M. deGuzman -- Crimes against women under international criminal law / Kelly D. Askin -- The crime of aggression : is it amenable to judicial determination? / Faiza Patel King -- The contribution of non-governmental organizations to the creation of international criminal tribunals / Mark S. Ellis -- The ICC investigation into the conflict in Northern Uganda : beyond the dichotomy of peace versus justice / Katharina Peschke -- Fine-tuning complementarity / Sarah M.H. Nouwen -- The hybrid experience of the Special Court for Sierra Leone / Clare da Silva -- Protecting the fair trial rights of the accused in international criminal law : comparison of the International Criminal Court and the military commissions in Guantánamo / David Weissbrodt and Kristin K. Zinsmaster -- Self-representation of the accused before international tribunals : an absolute right or a qualified privilege? / Michael P. Scharf -- Defences in international criminal law / Kai Ambos -- Extradition and mutual legal assistance : recent trends in inter-state cooperation to combat international crimes / Ved P. Nanda -- Universal jurisdiction / Naomi Roht-Arriaza and Menaka Fernando -- National amnesties, truth commissions and international criminal tribunals / William A. Schabas -- Dancing in the dark -- politics, law and peace in Sierra Leone : a case study / David M. Crane -- Reflections on contemporary developments in international criminal justice / M. Cherif Bassiouni.
520 _aA comprehensive up-to-date guide to one of the youngest yet most dynamic areas of international law. The book tackles the pertinent challenges and opportunities, starting with the classical issues like categories of international crimes, then going on to address the problems ahead including crimes against women.
650 0 _aInternational criminal law.
650 _aCriminal jurisdiction
700 _aBrown, Bartram
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