The course aims to provide basic knowledge of the law applicable to international criminal courts and tribunals.
Course Prerequisites
Prerequisites: international law, criminal law
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons (with slide show) and classroom exercises.
Assessment Methods
The verification consists of an oral exam and a possible short written test.
Texts
Study material will be provided in class
Contents
Topics covered include war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and aggression, spanning their historical development, from the Nuremberg Military Tribunal, through a significant number of ad hoc tribunals, to the current International Criminal Court.
