NCJ Number
150032
Date Published
1994
Length
14 pages
Annotation
An American Bar Association committee surveyed current and recent teachers of international criminal law to determine the extent to which international criminal law is now being taught as a separate course in law schools in the United States and the organization and content of courses on international criminal law.
Abstract
The survey also focused on the need for a new casebook and the reasons why a separate course in international criminal law should or should not be offered as part of the law school curriculum. An initial questionnaire sent to the 2,000 members of the International Law Committee of the American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice identified 36 individuals in the United States and Canada currently or recently teaching courses focusing partly or totally on international criminal law. Of these, 20 professors completed and returned a 5-page survey and agreed to take part as members of the Task Force in drafting this report. Results revealed that law schools across the country are beginning to offer international criminal law as a separate course. In addition, international law professors are using an increasing portion of other international law courses to focus on international criminal law. Many topics can be covered in such courses, and a new casebook is greatly needed. Recommended actions include mailing this report to law school deans, disseminating the report widely, conducting a similar survey in foreign law schools, and periodic meetings of professors teaching international criminal law to exchange ideas and materials. Tables and list of task force members