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International Criminal Law: Ourse Omenclature

The course on International Criminal Law aims to educate students about the historical development, jurisdiction, and mechanisms of international tribunals addressing heinous crimes that threaten global peace and security. Key learning objectives include understanding the classification of international crimes, evaluating the role of the International Criminal Court, and examining contemporary issues in the field. The curriculum covers significant historical milestones, principles of criminal responsibility, and the functioning of various international courts.

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International Criminal Law: Ourse Omenclature

The course on International Criminal Law aims to educate students about the historical development, jurisdiction, and mechanisms of international tribunals addressing heinous crimes that threaten global peace and security. Key learning objectives include understanding the classification of international crimes, evaluating the role of the International Criminal Court, and examining contemporary issues in the field. The curriculum covers significant historical milestones, principles of criminal responsibility, and the functioning of various international courts.

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COURSE

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW


NOMENCLATURE

SEMESTER 6th Semester

Widespread violations in International Humanitarian Law had become a practice in


the contemporary world. Thus, growing concerns of the international community
resulted in a demand for international prosecution before international criminal
LEARNING tribunal for those who committed heinous crimes recognised under customary
OBJECTIVES international law as a threat to international peace and security and thus the course
aims to impart knowledge of the same and acquaint the students with
the jurisdictions of the tribunals and their mechanisms of prosecution.
After completion of the course, the students will be able to:
• Elucidate the historical background of International Criminal Law.
• Define and classify the various international crimes.
COURSE
OUTCOME • Appraise the jurisdictions of the various tribunals.
• Evaluate the role of International Criminal Court.
Examine the contemporary issues in International Criminal Law.

COURSE CODE

Introduction
• Background and development of International Criminal Law
• Historical Development
o Treaty of Versailles
o Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials
Unit I
o Genocide Convention, 1948
o Geneva Convention, 1949
o ILC Draft Code of Crimes against Peace and Security of Mankind
• Individual Criminal Responsibility
State Sovereignty and International Criminal Law
Crimes & Elements of Crime
• General Principles of International Criminal Law
Unit II
• Elements of Crimes Genocide
o Article 6 of ICC Statute – Prosecutor v. Akayesu (ICTR 1998),
Prosecutor v. Krstic (ICTY 2004),
o War Crimes – Article 7 of ICC Statute
o Crimes Against Humanity
• Modes of Criminal Responsibility and Defences
o Prosecutor v. Hinga Norman (Case No: SCSL – 2004-14-AR729E)
Prosecutor v. Blaskic (ICTY 2004)
Courts & Tribunals
• International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY)
• International Criminal Tribunal for Rawanda (ICTR)
Unit III • The Iraqi Special Tribunal
• Special Court of Sierra Leone
• Extraordinary Court of Cambodia
The International War Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)
International Criminal Court
• Origin and Establishment of International Criminal Court
Unit IV • Jurisdiction, Powers and Functions of the ICC
• Proportionate Sentencing at ICC
Exclusionary Rule of Evidence and ICC

Contemporary Issues in ICL & ICC


• Working of ICC & impact on India vis-à-vis Indian Perspectives of ICC
Unit V
• Response of South Asian Countries to ICC
The Future of International Criminal Law

LEARNER SUPPORT MATERIAL


• Antony Anghie Imperialism, Sovereignty and Making of
International Law. Cambridge University Press (Chapter- 1, 2, 4 and
5) (2009)
Text books • B.S. Chimni, Third World Approaches to International Law.: A
a. (Latest Manifesto. International Community Law Review 8:3-27, (2006).
Editions)
• Benedict Kingsbury, Cambridge Companion to International Law
(2018)
• Cambridge Companion to International Criminal Law, Frederic
Megret International Law as Law www.cambridge.org./core.

• International Courts Uneven Judicialization in Global Order: Ten


types of International Courts Crawford and M. Koskenniemi (2009)
• Robert Cryer International Criminal Law Vs State Sovereignty:
Another Round (2017)
• William Schabas An Introduction to International Criminal Court
Cambridge University Press (2000)

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