Předmět International Criminal Law (SOC032)

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Cíl

International Criminal Law is a fascinating and rapidly developing branch of international law. While the domestic criminal law deals primarily with less complex crimes, the crimes under international criminal law (such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity) are mostly of a systematic, large-scale and collective character. As Cassese puts it: „This body of law, more than any other, results from a myriad of small or great tragedies. This branch of law is about human folly, human wickedness and aggressiveness. It deals with the darkest side of our nature.“ The aim of this course is to focus not only on the theoretical background of international criminal law. The emphasis will be also on the explanation how international criminal law actually works in practice and how students as future practising lawyers can benefit from the knowledge of international criminal law. I believe that by way of analyzing of cases (and not only learning the black-letter rules) you will, during the course, enhance your doctrinal knowledge, issue-spotting, and analytical ability: skills necessary for all capable and thoughtful lawyers. Selected cases from various international criminal tribunals and courts will be analyzed during this course. The analysis will include: the legal context for the judgment, discussion of the broader (political/historical/social) context, analysis of legal arguments with the aim of provoking critical legal reasoning, explaining the core issues of the case. This course will seek to explore the nexus between law and facts, theory and practice, means and ends. In the course, aspects of both substantive law and procedure, the rules of evidence and trial tactics will be considered. In case of interest, the moot court may be organized at the last seminar. Presentations given by lecturers or practitioners from abroad planned (e.g. lecturers from the United Kingdom/University of Wales Aberystwyth, practitioners from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia/ICTY or from the War Crimes Chamber of the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Osnova

1.Introduction1.1. General Remarks2.1. Historical Evolution3.1. General Characteristics of ICL4.1. Definition of International Criminal Law5.1. What are Crimes Under International Law?2. General Principles of ICL3. Crimes and Elements of Crimes3.1. War Crimes3.2. Genocide3.3. Crimes against Humanity3.4. Crimes against Peace/Crime of Aggression4. Individual Criminal Responsibility4.1. Mental Element4.2. Modes of Criminal Responsibility4.3. Command Responsibility5. Grounds for Excluding Criminal Responsibility/Defenses5.1. Necessity and Duress5.2. Self-Defense5.3. Mistakes5.4. Defenses not Admitteda) Tu quoqueb) Superior Ordersc) Official Capacity/Immunity6. International Criminal Courts and Tribunals6.1. General remarks on International Jurisdiction6.2. Ad Hoc TribunalsA. The creation of the ICTY and ICTRB. Special Characteristics of the ICTY and ICTR7. Hybrid Courts: Special Court for Sierra Leone, Regulation 64Panels Kosovo, Special Panels in East Timor, ExtraordinaryChambers in Cambodia8. International Criminal Court9. Main Elements of Procedure

Literatura

AnyCASSESE, Antonio. International criminal law. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. li, 455 s. ISBN 978-0-19-920310-9. infoCRYER, Robert. An introduction to international criminal law and procedure. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. xliv, 477. ISBN 978-0-521-87609-4. info

Požadavky

Basics of Public International Law. However, general characteristics of Public International Law will be introduced. Basic knowledge of domestic criminal law of the student's countries of origin is an advantage.

Garant

Mgr. Kateřina Uhlířová, Ph.D., LL.M.

Vyučující

Mgr. Kateřina Uhlířová, Ph.D., LL.M.Jana Dopitová