Jul 06, 20 the article concludes with an analysis of some recent amendments to the rules. Practical global criminal procedure editors preface xxxix acknowledgments xlvii chapter 1 life and crime in the united states, argentina, and the netherlands 3 the united states 3 demographic information 3 criminal justice statistics 5 argentina 6 demographic information 6 criminal justice statistics 7 the netherlands 9 demographic. Jun 12, 2014 buy an introduction to international criminal law and procedure 3 by cryer, robert isbn. The growth of international criminal procedure, unfortunately, has not kept pace. The problem of obtaining evidence for international. Criminal law and procedure 01 introduction page 4 of 19 a formal rules logical, formal reasoning. Similarly, the leipzig trials had tutored the international community in the limited success of relying solely on taylor, supra note 2, at 167.
This has impacted directly on the popularity of the study of the subject, particularly on postgraduate law degrees. Creating laws of evidence for international criminal law. Professor christoph safferlings international criminal procedure oxford university press, 2012 is one of the first scholarly attempts to set out in detail the applicable. While some countries seem to place emphasis on the guilty plea in order to speed up a criminal procedure, others seem to seek to improve the efficiency of their criminal procedure by other means. Throughout the book, the reader can perceive his genuine commitment to international human rights law as well as to practical scholarship focused on problemsolving. In the declaration adopted at the meeting, states recognized the role of the international criminal court in a multilateral system that aims to end impunity and establish the rule of law. Cambridge core criminal law an introduction to international criminal law and procedure by robert cryer. The principles of complementarity and universal jurisdiction 739 abstract the concepts of complementarity and universal jurisdiction as such raise various concerns, just in themselves. Christoph safferlings international criminal procedure osgoode. Through the authorities involved in criminal proceedings the state realizes its interest on the application of criminal liability in relation to perpetrators of criminal offences.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of international criminal law books online. Towards an international criminal procedure oxford monographs in international law by christoph j. A commentary on the rome statute oxford university press 2010 393. It traces the development of international criminal procedure from its roots in the international military tribunal at nuremberg to its current application by the yugoslav and rwanda tribunals, the special court for sierra leone, the extraordinary chamber. Written by four international lawyers with experience of teaching international criminal law, it is accessible yet sophisticated in its approach. North carolina criminal law and procedure extracts the statutes pertinent to criminal law and procedure, controlled substance law, corrections and many related topics. Christoph safferling is professor for criminal law, criminal procedure, international criminal law, and public international law at the university of marburg.
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The international legal community is looking forward to the inauguration of the international criminal court icc in late 1998. International criminal law can also be categorized according to whether the conduct in question is international, constituting an offense against the world community, or whether the act is transnational, affecting the interests of more than one state. Safferling and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. International criminal procedure and the protection of the. List of books and articles about international criminal court. Harris international law fellow at the jackson center, jamestown, n. International criminal procedure safferling, christoph on.
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