Bartram S. Brown

Research Handbook on International Criminal Law

Contents: Preface Bartram S. Brown PART I: INDIVIDUAL CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW 1. International Criminal Law: Nature, Origins and a Few Key Issues Bartram S. Brown 2. The Vanishing Relevance of State Affiliation in International Criminal Law: Private Security Contractors and Other Non-state Actors John Cerone PART II: CRIMES UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW 3. The Crime of Genocide Mark A. Drumbl 4. Crimes Against Humanity Margaret M. deGuzman 5. Crimes Against Women under International Criminal Law Kelly D. Askin 6. The Crime of Aggression: Is it Amenable to Judicial Determination? Faiza Patel King PART III: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS AND TRIBUNALS 7. The Contribution of Non-governmental Organizations to the Creation of International Criminal Tribunals Mark S. Ellis 8. The ICC Investigation into the Conflict in Northern Uganda: Beyond the Dichotomy of Peace versus Justice Katharina Peschke 9. Fine-tuning Complementarity Sarah M.H. Nouwen 10. The Hybrid Experience of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Clare da Silva PART IV: DEFENCES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FAIR TRIAL STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES 11. Protecting the Fair Trial Rights of the Accused in International Criminal Law: Comparison of the International Criminal Court and the Military Commissions in Guantanamo David Weissbrodt and Kristin K. Zinsmaster 12. Self-representation of the Accused before International Tribunals: An Absolute Right or a Qualified Privilege? Michael P. Scharf 13. Defences in International Criminal Law Kai Ambos PART V: PROSECUTIONS BY NATIONAL COURTS 14. Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance: Recent Trends in Inter-state Cooperation to Combat International Crimes Ved P. Nanda 15. Universal Jurisdiction Naomi Roht-Arriaza and Menaka Fernando PART VI: THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW 16. National Amnesties, Truth Commissions and International Criminal Tribunals William A. Schabas 17. Dancing in the Dark - Politics, Law and Peace in Sierra Leone: A Case Study David M. Crane 18. Reflections on Contemporary Developments in International Criminal Justice M. Cherif Bassiouni Index

International Criminal Law: Nature, Origins and a Few Key Issues

The purpose of international criminal law is to establish the criminal responsibility of individuals for international crimes. Public international law is traditionally focused on the rights and obligations of states, and thus is not particularly well suited to this task. It has adapted through a long and slow historical process, drawing upon multiple sources. Many of the chapters in this Handbook explore to some extent the historical development of international criminal law. I will not attempt to summarize that history in detail, but a few historical observations here will help to explain how international criminal law emerged from its sources in public international law, comparative law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law. This will set the stage for an introductory discussion of some key issues in contemporary international criminal law.

UN Sanctions in International Law@@@United Nations Sanctions Management: A Case Study of the Iraq Sanctions Committee, 1990-1994

List of Tables and Figures Editors Foreword Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction: Background to the Iraq Sanctions Committee Chapter 2 - Organizational Aspects of the Committees Work Chapter 3 - Functional Aspects of the Committees Work Chapter 4 -The Failure of Sanctions Enforcement Chapter 5 - Conclusions Appendix 1: Note on Citation of U.N. Documents Appendix 2: List of Members and Committee Meetings Select Bibliography Index About The Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute Procedural Aspects of International Law Monograph Series Other PAIL Institute Publications.