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Lecturer(s)
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Svaček Ondřej, doc. JUDr. LL.M. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Seminar topics: Notion of international criminal law Historical evolution of international criminal law International criminal law - substantive part (general principles, forms of responsibility) International criminal law - substantive part (elements of crimes under international law) Prosecution before domestic courts International criminal law - procedural part International criminal law and law of human rights
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this one semester course is to provide students with knowledge in one of the most progressive discipline of public international law. The course is focused on the position of international criminal law within the system of public international law, on the history of international criminal law reflected in foundation of even more perfect institutions (IMT, IMTFE, ICTY, ICTR, ICC) and especially on the current substantive and procedural regulation used at international forum, which is from its major part embodied in the Rome Statute of ICC. Integral part of the course is the analysis of some leading cases in international criminal law (Tadic, Miloševic, Akayesu, Dyilo etc.) The course describes the effort of international community to prosecute and punish the perpetrators of the most serious violations of international law both at international and municipal level. The course is held in English. The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
Students who have completed this course will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to classify crimes under international law, they will orientate themselves in extensive judicial practice of international criminal tribunals and get familiar with international criminal proceedings.
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Prerequisites
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Completion of this course is not conditional upon completion of some other courses.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
It is essential that those students who would like to get the colloquium must have active attendance and elaborate one chosen topic for presentation in seminar. The topics are consequent: universality principle, principle of complementarity, immunities, superior responsibility, joint criminal enterprise, genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression. Students may elaborate individual topic after agreement with lecturer.
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Recommended literature
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Bassiouni, Ch.M. (2008). International Criminal Law. Nijhoff, Leiden.
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Boas, G. et al. (2008). Elements of Crimes Under International Law. CUP, Cambridge.
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Boas, G. et al. (2007). Forms of Responsibility in International Criminal Law. CUP, Cambridge.
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Cassese, A. (2008). International Criminal Law. 2nd edition.. OUP, Oxford.
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Cryer, R. (2007). An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure. CUP, Cambridge.
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Werle, G. (2005). Principles of International Criminal Law. Asser, Hague.
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Zahar, A. (2008). International Criminal Law: a critical introduction. OUP, Oxford.
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