NCJ Number
169891
Editor(s)
J Dugard,
C van den Wyngaert
Date Published
1996
Length
530 pages
Annotation
The essays collected in this volume review international criminal law found in treaties, national legislation, national and international judicial decisions, and practices of states.
Abstract
Crimes designated as international crimes have grown, particularly in relation to human rights, terrorism, and drug trafficking. Some 20 multilateral treaties oblige states to cooperate in the suppression of international crimes and to try or extradite international criminals. The United Nations Security Council has created international tribunals to try those suspected of atrocities in the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the United Nations General Assembly is seriously considering the establishment of a permanent international court. New methods of international law enforcement have occurred within an international order committed to protecting human rights. Extradition is refused to states that execute, torture, or deny fair trial rights, and the kidnapping of suspects is increasing condemned around the world. Essays in seven parts of the volume examine the nature of international criminal law, jurisdictional problems, extradition and abduction, mutual legal assistance, international crimes, international criminal tribunals, and justice after transition from authoritarian to democratic regimes. References and footnotes