An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure

Written by a team of international lawyers with extensive academic and practical experience of international criminal law, the fourth edition of this leading textbook offers readers comprehensive coverage and a high level of academic rigour while maintaining its signature accessible and engaging style.

Introducing the readers to the fundamental concepts of international criminal law, as well as the domestic and international institutions that enforce that law, this book engages with critical questions, political and moral challenges, and alternatives to international justice.

Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics and practitioners in the field, and cited by the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, and the highest courts in domestic systems, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in learning more about international criminal law.

About the Authors

Robert Cryer is Professor of international and Criminal Law at the University of Birmingham. He has written and edited many books on international law, criminal law and their relationship, and has taught international criminal law for more than twenty years on three continents.

Darryl Robinson is Associate Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law in Queen's University, Ontario. His research focuses on moral underpinnings of criminal law principles and on refining legal rules for the fair and effective prosecution of war crimes.

Sergey Vasiliev is Assistant Professor of International Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law of Universiteit van Amsterdam. He has previously taught public international law and international criminal law and procedure at Universiteit Leiden, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Universiteit van Amsterdam. He has published extensively in these fields.