Introduction : what is international criminal law?
The aims, objectives and justifications of international criminal law
Jurisdiction
National prosecutions of international crimes
State cooperation with respect to national proceedings
The history of international criminal prosecutions : Nuremberg and Tokyo
The ad hoc international criminal tribunals
The International Criminal Court
Other courts with international elements
Genocide
Crimes against humanity
War crimes
Aggression
Transnational crimes, terrorism and torture
General principles of liability
Defences/grounds for excluding criminal responsibility
Procedures of international criminal investigations and prosecutions
Victims in the international criminal process
Sentencing and penalties
State cooperation with the International Courts and Tribunals
Immunities
Alternatives and complements to criminal prosecution
The future of international criminal law

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