International Criminal Law: The Essentials

<p> Highly respected educator-scholars Elizabeth Van Schaack and Ronald C. Slye highlight and summarize the major concepts and themes of International Criminal Law with clear, informal language in this concise paperback text. </p> <p> <b>Van Schaack and Slye provide a general overview of International Criminal Law that includes</b>: </p> <ul> <li> a <b>straightforward introductory chapter</b> </li> <li> <b>explanation and descriptions</b> of the major international crimes, including: <ul> <li> <b>war crimes </b></li> <li> <b>crimes against humanity </b></li> <li> <b>genocide </b></li> <li> <b>aggression </b></li> <li> <b>terrorism</b> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <b>coverage of individual rights</b> and <b>protections</b> and the <b>major defenses available to International Criminal Law defendants</b> </li> <li> <b>references to decisions from outside of the usual Western canon </b>such as those from African, Asian, and Central and South American source </li> <li> <b>discussion of the growing body of international jurisprudence</b> being generated through <b>international tribunals, hybrid tribunals</b>, and <b> other sources</b> </li> </ul> <p> If you’re thinking about teaching a course on International Criminal Law, you’ll want to examine this timely, brief, and conceptually organized introductory text, written by two of the leading authorities in the field. </p> <p> </p>