This is the first ever textbook on international criminal law published after the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in July 1998 and the adoption in June 2000 of the Elements of Crimes under the Statute and the Court's Rules of Procedure and Evidence. The book systematically analyses international criminal law in light of the latest developments, including the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and that for Rwanda. It is divided into four parts. Part I introduces the legal foundations of international criminal law. Part II analyses the substantive law of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and aggression and other international crimes. Part III deals with modes of perpetration of international crimes and grounds for excluding international criminal responsibility. Part IV elaborates practical procedural and other issues pertaining to the implementation of international criminal justice before international criminal tribunals. This compact, stand-alone textbook covering both the substantive and procedural aspects of international criminal law and containing much of the most recent relevant case law, provides the ideal introduction to this burgeoning field.

About the Author
Kriangsak Kittichaisaree is Director of the Legal Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand and sometime head of the Thai delegation to the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court. He is also Chairman of the Foundation for the Development of International Law in Asia and an Honorary Visiting Fellow and Lecturer in International Criminal Law at the University of New South Wales School of Law, Sydney.

Reviews
... provides a clear explanation of the legal principles governing international criminal law and takes the student through the labyrinth of the law. ... The book is concise and one that students would find helpfully accessible. * Democracy & Development - Journal of West African Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2002 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780198765776
Author Kriangsak Kittichaisaree
Format Paperback
Page Count 514
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 890g
Dimensions(mm) 247mm * 172mm * 27mm