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Contents: Introduction: fundamentals of international criminal law -- General principles of international criminal law -- The Elements of international crimes -- Substantive criminal law: international crimes -- War crimes -- Crimes against humanity -- Genocide -- Torture as a discrete crime, and aggression -- Terrorism as an international crime -- Modes of criminal liability: perpetration and joint criminal enterprise -- Other modes of liability -- Criminal liability for omissions -- Circumstances excluding criminal liability: justification and excuses -- Other excuses: superior order, necessity, duress, and mistake -- Immunities -- Prosecution and punishment by international courts: The establishment of international criminal tribunals -- International versus national jurisdiction -- The Adoption of the essential features of the adversarial system -- General principles governing international criminal trials -- Stages of international proceedings in outline I pre-trial and trial -- Appeals and enforcement -- The Specificity of international trials.