Written by one of the world's pioneers and leading authorities on international criminal law,
this text book covers the history, nature, and sources of international criminal law; the ratione …

In the first book-length treatment of the application of feminist theories of international law,
Charlesworth and Chinkin argue that the absence of women in the development of …

International crimes that rise to the level of jus cogens constitute obligatio erga omnes which
are inderogable. Legal obligations which arise from the higher status of such crimes include …

Universal jurisdiction allows any nation to prosecute offenders for certain crimes even when
the prosecuting nation lacks a traditional nexus with either the crime, the alleged offender, or …

This book sets out to explain the most foundational aspect of international law in
international relations terms. By doing so it goes straight to the central problem of …

" General Principles of International Law" are among the sources of national and
international law1 which have long been recognized and applied in disputes between …

The modern international law doctrine of jus cogens asserts the existence of fundamental
legal norms from which no derogation is permitted.'It imports notions of universally …

In reviewing the constitutionality of state assertions of personal jurisdiction, the Supreme
Court has recognized two types of jurisdiction-general and specific Contacts between the …

Volume 1 deals with international crimes. It contains several significant contributions on the
theoretical and doctrinal aspects of ICL which precede the five chapters addressing some of …

As the world approaches the end of the twentieth century it becomes clear that the global
legal system governing relations between the members of the international community is …