LAW 808 - Int’l Criminal Law

Unit(s): 2 to 3

A study of the evolution of international criminal law from the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals, and their precedents, to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The course will also provide an overview of the statutes and main judgments of the U.N. International Criminal Courts for Yugoslavia and Rwanda. There will be discussion of other experiences demanding accountability for serious human rights violations before national courts through territorial or universal jurisdiction.

Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law