Bringing a wealth of experience and insight to a rapidly emerging field of
inquiry, International and Transnational Criminal Law offers four-part
coverage, dynamic perspective, and historical depth. Ideal for the
international criminal law course and well suited to courses on transnational
law and international law, this new casebook carefully examines procedural
issues, transnational crimes, and international crimes.
International and Transnational Criminal Law features:
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a dynamic author team that combines scholarship with classroom and practical
experience that includes
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negotiation and drafting of international agreements
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the policy and practice of international human rights and criminal law
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philosophy and ethics in international law
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transnational crime in the white-collar context
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useful introductory chapters on public international law and criminal justice
policy that make the book accessible to students without prior background
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complete coverage that examines:
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procedural and jurisdictional issues crucial to transnational practice
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transnational crimes
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international crimes
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international criminal tribunals
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comparative analysis that challenges students to examine cultural assumptions
and familiar rules
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historical background on major international crimes such as the Balkan Wars
and the Rwanda genocide, to place legal issues in their human context
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a rich selection of cases and materials culled from international sources
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a comprehensive Teacher’s Manual*
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a companion website that offers periodic updates for both the casebook and the
Teacher’s Manual
If you’ve been waiting for a better casebook to come along, you’ll be
delighted by the coverage and quality of this timely new title. If you haven’t
thought about teaching an international criminal law course, International
and Transnational Criminal Law may inspire you to think about teaching it
soon.
*A Teacher’s Manual may be available for this book. Teacher’s Manuals are a
professional courtesy offered to professors only. For more information or to
request a copy, please contact Aspen Publishers at 800-950-5259 or
legaledu@wolterskluwer.com.
Summary of Contents
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1. The Idea of International Criminal Law
Chapter 2. International Law Preliminaries
Chapter 3. International Criminal Tribunals: From Nuremburg to The
Hague—and Beyond
Part II: Procedural Issues in Transnational Practice
Chapter 4. Comparative Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
Chapter 5. Jurisdiction
Chapter 6. Immunities
Chapter 7. U.S. Constitutional Rights in a Transnational Context
Chapter 8. Obtaining Evidence Abroad
Chapter 9. International Extradition and Its Alternatives
Chapter 10. The Effect of Treaty Rights, as Construed by International
Tribunals, on Domestic Criminal Enforcement: The Death Penalty
Part III: Transnational Crimes
Chapter 11. Organized Crime
Chapter 12. Trafficking in Persons, Drugs, and Arms
Chapter 13. Money Laundering
Chapter 14. Corruption
Chapter 15. Terrorism
Part IV : International Crime
Chapter 16. The International Criminal Court
Chapter 17. Modes of Participation and Mens Rea
Chapter 18. Defenses to International Criminal Prosecutions
Chapter 19. Crimes Against Humanity
Chapter 20. Genocide
Chapter 21. War Crimes
Chapter 22. Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or
Punishment
Chapter 23. Sexual Violence
Chapter 24. Alternatives to Prosecution After Atrocity: A Survey of
Other Transitional Justice Mechanisms
