An introduction to the law of international criminal tribunals : a comparative study / by Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops.
2014
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Title
An introduction to the law of international criminal tribunals : a comparative study / by Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops.
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2014]
Call Number
KZ6310 .K578 2014
Edition
Second revised edition.
ISBN
9789004175570 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9004175571 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9004175571 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Description
xx, 358 pages ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)887451005
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-355) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
ix
Table of Cases
xii
Introduction
xix
1.
International Criminal Tribunals Distinctions and Main Features
1
1.
Values and Goals of ICTS
1
2.
The ICTY and ICTR
2
3.
The Origin and Character of the ice
9
4.
The Emerging Concept of ad hoc Internationalized or Mixed Courts
14
5.
Conclusions: The Legitimacy of ICTS: Selective Enforcement Mechanisms?
24
2.
Denning International Crimes
27
1.
Introduction
27
2.
The Proliferation of the Crime of Genocide within the Law of the Tribunals
28
3.
Proliferation of ICTY-ICTR Case Law on the Crime of Genocide
29
4.
The ICTY-ICTR Statutory and Jurisprudential Elements of the Crime of Genocide
30
5.
Crimes against Humanity before ICTS
37
6.
The Concept of War Crimes before ICTS
54
3.
The ICC-Crime of Aggression
62
1.
Introduction
62
2.
Defining the Crime of Aggression
62
3.
Pitfalls of the Jurisdictional Mechanism on the Crime of Aggression
65
4.
The Crime of Aggression and its Impact on Liability Modes
69
5.
Implementation of the Crime of Aggression at Domestic Level
71
6.
Conclusion
75
4.
Jurisdiction and Complementarity
77
1.
Introduction
77
2.
Jurisdiction
77
3.
Admissibility
84
5.
Criminal Liability Principles Envisioned by ICTS
94
1.
Introduction: Emergence of General Principles
94
2.
Actus Reus and Mens Rea
94
3.
Liability Modes in International Criminal Law
98
6.
International Criminal Law Defenses
136
1.
Introduction
136
2.
Procedural Defenses
137
3.
Duress and Necessity as Defenses before ICT
154
4.
The Limited Scope of the Defense of Superior Orders under the Law of ICTS
158
5.
The Defenses of Mental Insanity, Diminished Responsibility and Intoxication before ICTS
162
6.
The Jurisprudential and Statutory Self-Defense under the Laws of ICTS
173
7.
Alibi Defenses
175
7.
General Principles of Procedural Criminal Law envisioned by ICTS
177
1.
Procedural Nature and Characteristics of Proceedings before ICTS
177
2.
Contemporary Procedural Pre-Trial Aspects of ICTS
189
3.
Contemporary Procedural Trial Aspects of ICTS
207
8.
Principles of Criminal Evidence before ICTS
223
1.
Introduction
223
2.
Requisite Standards of Proof before ICTS
223
3.
Disclosure of Evidence
238
4.
Admissibility of Evidence
245
5.
Presentation and Appreciation of Evidence by ICTS
269
9.
Due Process Principles before ICTS
276
1.
Introduction
276
2.
Definition of Due Process Rights Relevant to ICTS
277
3.
The Influx of Common Standards of Due Process to ICTS
278
10.
International State Cooperation with ICTS Obtaining Evidence Abroad
300
1.
Introduction
300
2.
Cooperation Distinctions Between the ICTY-ICTR and ICC Systems
300
3.
The State Cooperation System Under the Rome Statute
303
4.
Surrendering to ICTS: Practical Implications
308
11.
The International Criminal Court within the Geopolitical World Order
312
1.
Introduction
312
2.
Geopolitical Effect of ICC Prosecutions
312
3.
The Position of Superpowers vis-a-vis the ICC
317
4.
Conclusion
325
12.
Trials in Absentia
327
1.
Introduction
327
2.
Trials in Absentia
327
Bibliography
343
Index
356