Introduction: what international criminal law? The objectives of international criminal law. Prosecutions in national courts. Jurisdiction. National prosecutions of international crimes. State cooperation with respect to national proceeding. International prosecutions. The history of international criminal prosecutions: Nuremberg and Tokyo. The hoc international criminal tribunals. The international criminal court. Other courts with international elements. Substantive law of international crimes. Genocide. Crimes againt humanity. War crimes. Aggression. Transitional crimes, terrorism and torture. Principles and procedures of international prosecutions. General principles of liability. Defenses/Grounds for excluding criminal responsibility. Procedures of international criminal investigations and prosecutions. Victims the international criminal process. Sentencing and penalties. Relationship between national and international systems. State cooperation the international courts and tribunals. Immunities. Alternatives and complements to criminal prosecution. Future of international criminal law.

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