An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure

by Robert Cryer, Hakan Friman, Darryl Robinson

This market-leading textbook gives an authoritative account of international criminal law, and focuses on what the student needs to know - the crimes that are dealt with by international courts and tribunals as well as the procedures that police the investigation and prosecution of those crimes. The reader is guided through controversies with an accessible, yet sophisticated approach by the author team of four international lawyers, with experience both of teaching the subject, and as negotiators at the foundation of the International Criminal Court and the Rome conference. It is an invaluable introduction for all students of international criminal law and international relations, and now covers developments in the ICC, victims' rights, and alternatives to international criminal justice, as well as including extended coverage of terrorism. Short, well chosen excerpts allow students to familiarise themselves with primary material from a wide range of sources. An extensive package of online resources is also available.

Genres: Nonfiction, Law, Textbooks

685 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2007

Reviews

[Nastaran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had to read it for my course! This book explains the knowledge of International Criminal Law in a simple language! Not at all challenging for Non native speakers! Found it very helpful!

[Annatakken · Rating 3 out of 5]

informatief!! vrij dense

[Myneck Myback, · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been having issues with my neighbor. Frankly, he disgusts me. He has been making my life so difficult, simply because he does not like how I raise my children. So I have taken matters into my own hands and I will sue this man for everything he has. This book is giving me so many ideas! My children are beautiful and healthy. My son, Crevin, needs to get his one-hour walk everyday, sometimes I am busy so I have to attach his leash to the family's drone to take him around the neighborhood. I don't think that makes me satan????
So Mr. Willis, be prepared to lose your house when I'm finished this book

[Rebecca Weller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this for my undergrad in Law when I studied international criminal law. It is easy to follow and explains all the basics you need to know and I would recommend it to anyone who is currently studying this area of law.

[Patricius · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read it to acknowledge information concerning international criminal law

[Yusuf Agah · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a nice textbook with a good number of case law examples from different international courts and tribunals. I recommend to beginners.

[Greg Dyke · Rating 5 out of 5]

A problem I find common to many introductory texts in any of the various legal spheres is that they so often become carried away and forget their purpose; to provide a competent and relatively succinct summary of the relevant area of law while also setting the reader on the right path to further research if they desire to engage in it.

This newest edition brings up to date a work which had already succeeded in fulfilling each of those goals, being less a dusty tome and instead more an easily accessible guide, while being unabashed about leading the reader to materials which disagreed with the narrative put forward by the authors as often as not.

In particular, and as one might expect given its title, the work does not shy away from examining the procedural quirks of the newly formed ICC in spite of the limitations imposed by the paucity of jurisprudence, avoiding the understandable desire to focus solely upon the substantive and theoretical meat of the area which has seized other, otherwise excellent, works.

Just as Shaw has done with his own excellent work in the Public International sphere, Cryer and his co-authors do an excellent job providing a text which serves as both an engaging précis to the relatively nascent area of International Criminal Law and a fruitful gateway for further research.

[Peter]

Man in the pub, earlier today (19Nov2018, presumably available on CCTV): I don't know how you can read that book in this light.

This one's thought-bubble on the way home: well, you know, if it would be possible to access the court system to present claims and secure the fundamental rights and render any outstanding obligations, it may be helpful to understand what the legal advice is talking about. I'm reading a book, for goodness' sake. Think about that.