Skip to main content Accessibility help
Internet Explorer 11 is being discontinued by Microsoft in August 2021. If you have difficulties viewing the site on Internet Explorer 11 we recommend using a different browser such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Apple Safari or Mozilla Firefox.
Home
> Subjects
> A Critical Introduction to International Criminal Law

A Critical Introduction to International Criminal Law

You have Access Open access

Authors

Carsten Stahn
, Universiteit Leiden
Published 2018

Description

International criminal law has witnessed a rapid rise after the end of the Cold War. The United Nations refers to the birth of a new 'age of accountability', but certain historical objections, such as selectivity or victor's justice, have never fully gone away, and many of the justice dimensions of international criminal law remain unexplored. Various critiques have emerged in socio-legal scholarship or globalization discourse, revealing that there is a stark discrepancy between reality and expectation. Linking discussion of legal…

  • Add bookmark
  • Cite
  • Share

Key features

  • Takes a problem-oriented approach, treating subjects through core challenges, which invites engagement with real-life challenges and big picture issues
  • Covers philosophical and scholarly perspectives on core themes of ICL, making it relevant to graduate, post-graduate and PhD students, as well as teachers, scholars and practitioners
  • The book is related to a free learning environment, the MOOC on Investigating and Prosecuting International Crimes, offering an additional learning guidance with exercises
  • This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core

About the book

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108399906
  • Subjects Criminal Law,Law,Public International Law
  • Format: Hardback
    • Publication date: 31 January 2019
    • ISBN: 9781108423205
    • Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
    • Weight: 0.96kg
    • Page extent: 464 pages
    • Availability: Available
  • Format: Paperback
    • Publication date: 31 January 2019
    • ISBN: 9781108436397
    • Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
    • Weight: 0.84kg
    • Page extent: 464 pages
    • Availability: Available
  • Format: Digital
    • Publication date: 18 December 2018
    • ISBN: 9781108399906

Related content

AI generated results by Discovery for publishers [opens in a new window]