Rethinking International Criminal Law; The Substantive Part

Editor: Dr. Olaoluwa Olusanya (University of Wales, Aberystwyth), March 2007, 213p. Series: European and International Criminal Law Series (2). Binding: hardback. ISBN: 978-90-76871-75-2. Prices:€65, $106. Language: English.

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About the book

After a long period of relative stagnation, substantive international criminal law has been invigorated primarily by the activities of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Both ad hoc tribunals have made immense advancements to this area of international criminal law, by for instance laying down detailed rules on what constitutes culpable conduct and on when responsibility should be attributed for the conduct of others. These important advances notwithstanding, much remains in flux- the elements of the core international crimes are still subject to controversy, theories of individual criminal responsibility such as command responsibility and joint criminal enterprise are highly controversial and there is as yet
no knowledge of how international offences should be graded according to different levels and degrees of culpability and harm, to mention but a few. Rethinking International Criminal Law: The Substantive Part, brings together a team of researchers and practitioners from the field of international criminal  law- concerned with a new international agenda of refining substantive international criminal law. Topics covered are diverse and include the superior orders defence, the mental element, the defence of mistake, command responsibility, the crime of aggression and the principle of legality.

About the editor

Olaoluwa Olusanya, is currently Lecturer in Law at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is Series Editor of the European and International Criminal Law Series and a member of the International Law Association’s Committee on the International Criminal Court. His other books include Double Jeopardy Without Parameters (2004), Sentencing War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity (2005), Identifying the Aggressor under International Law: A Principles Approach (2006) and Sentencing and Sanctioning under Supranational law (2006). He is currently working on a new book entitled Hate propaganda and the Commission of International Crimes.

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Book Review

'This volume calls welcome attention to the complexity of, and interrelationship between, aspects of the substantive part of international criminal law, as well as the range of issues involved.' Ben Batros, Associate Appeals Counsel, OTP, ICC. Journal of International Criminal Justice (2007).