[...]... contemporary International xxvi Defenses in Contemporary International Law Criminal Law continues and updates G.J Alexander Knoops’ doctrinal analysis of defenses in the “general part” of international criminal law It establishes the basis and rationale for defenses in international criminal litigation, tracing them to their historical origins in international criminal law, while drawing their evolution from comparative. .. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, A/Conf.183/9 (July 17, 1998 International Court of Justice International Court of Justice Reports International Criminal Law International Committee of the Red Cross International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association... defense of international criminal cases, the role of defense lawyers and prosecutors and “equality of arms” as a necessary component of fairness in international criminal proceedings It is not an easy task to try merging comparative criminal law and procedure, which has its own methods and techniques, and that which has developed through statutes of ad hoc international criminal tribunals and their... Orders Chapter III: International Criminal Law Defenses Originating from Comparative Criminal Law 1 Individual Self-Defense in International Criminal Law 1.1 New Aspects and the Special Nature of Self-Defense in International Criminal Law 1.2 Contemporary Criminal Law as a Source of Self-Defense... in Contemporary International Law International Humanitarian Law International Law Commission International Legal Materials International Law Reports International Military Tribunal; see also: Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal International Military Tribunal for the Far East at Tokyo Kosovo Force Leiden Journal of International Law Multinational Division South East Memorandum of Understanding North Atlantic... Practice of International and Internationalized Criminal Proceedings (2005), Redressing Miscarriages of Justice: Practice and Procedures in (Inter)national Criminal Cases (2006) and Practice and Policies of Modern Peace Support Operations Under International Law (2006 co-edited with Mrs Roberta Arnold) His doctoral dissertation of 1998 titled “Duress and law- finding” (Leiden University) relates to a comparative. .. Alexander Knoops (b.1960) is a Professor of (international) criminal law at Utrecht University He also practices international criminal law and extradition law at Knoops and Partners Lawyers, Amsterdam, and has appeared and appears as defense counsel before several international fora, such as the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the ICTR, ICTY and Special Court for Sierra Leone Currently... evolution from comparative criminal law doctrine Thus, the analysis seeks to merge the dual tracks of comparative criminal law and the law and jurisprudence of internationally established judicial bodies arising out of the IMT, IMTFE, ICTY and ICTR The author does so on a selective basis, in part not to overburden the book with lengthy historical references and doctrinal debate and in part because of his... ICTY and the ICTR Knoops is also admitted as defense counsel to the bar of the International Criminal Court at the Hague His academic books include Defenses in Contemporary International Criminal Law (2001), Surrendering to International Criminal Courts: Contemporary Practice and Procedure (2002), An Introduction to the Law of International Criminal Tribunals: A Comparative Study (2003), Theory and. .. for his contribution to the knowledge and understanding of international criminal law in its practical application to international criminal proceedings M Cherif Bassiouni Professor of Law President, International Human Rights Law Institute DePaul University President, International Association of Penal Law President, International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences Chairman, Drafting . Alexander Defenses in contemporary international criminal law / G.J. Alexander Knoops. — 2nd ed. p. cm. — (International and comparative criminal law series) Includes. Contemporary International Lawxviii IHL International Humanitarian Law ILC International Law Commission I.L.M. International Legal Materials I.L.R. International Law