International criminal law

Ignorance and mistake of law tend to exclude responsibility in national and international criminal law. This monograph updates the existing reviews of law and practice on the topic and focuses on the appropriateness of imposing a guilty verdict on the individual defendant. Learn More

This book analyses narrow definitions of gender in international criminal law. Jurisprudence blind spots are examined, such as sexual violence against men, and the gendered dimensions of forced marriage and reproductive crimes. It promotes a more nuanced notion of gender to improve accountability for war crimes, genocide and aggression. Learn More

This new edition provides extensive coverage of recent development in the 'Special Part' of international criminal law: specific crimes and sentencing. Particular attention has been paid in this new edition to sexual and gender-based crimes, environmental crimes, the ICC Statute's newly-introduced war crimes, and cyber attacks. Learn More

This monograph represents the most recent analysis of the use of the expression 'serious violations of human rights' in international practice. It proposes a systematic and structured engagement with the international practice around serious violations of human rights. Learn More

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Is it legal to kill, or capture and confine, a person in war? This monograph addresses this heavily contested question from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining doctrinal, social-theoretical, and socio-legal approaches. Learn More

This monograph examines and analyses the phenomenon of non-binding instruments (also known as 'soft law') in the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law. It covers the benefits and drawbacks for States and non-States actors as well as their effectiveness and development in the context of armed conflict. Learn More

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This volume brings together for the first time the complete travaux to Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In doing so, it contributes to a thorough and informed understanding of the right to a fair trial, the world's most litigated human right. Learn More

This book provides an account of the origins of transnational criminal law. The volume examines a range of topics, beginning with normative, intellectual, and institutional histories. It discusses specific transnational crimes ranging from piracy to cybercrime, and scrutinises jurisdiction, modes of liability, and the place of the individual. Learn More

This is a new edition of the first volume of Kai Ambos' acclaimed three-volume treatise on the principles and practice of international criminal law. This volume provides an authoritative and comprehensive account of the foundations and general part of international criminal law, and the general principles of international criminal justice. Learn More

This Handbook draws together leading and emerging scholars to provide a comprehensive critical analysis of international refugee law. This book provides an account as well as a critique of the status quo, setting the agenda for future research in the field. Learn More

Judge Theodor Meron addresses the key questions facing the international criminal justice system, drawing on two decades of experience as an international judge and a distinguished academic career. He provides insights into judicial independence and the principle of fairness in trying cases before international criminal courts and tribunals. Learn More

This edited volume studies the after-effects of genocide, exploring the ways in which societies are shaped by a history of such extreme violence. Contributions from a variety of perspectives, including law, political science, sociology, and ethnography, explore previously overlooked themes and cases to reassess existing assumptions in the field. Learn More