Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : what is international criminal law? -- The aims, objectives and justification of international criminal law -- Jurisdiction -- National prosecutions of international crimes -- State cooperation with respect to national proceedings -- The history of international criminal prosecutions : Nuremberg and Tokyo -- The ad hoc international criminal tribunals -- The International Criminal Court -- Other courts with international elements -- Genocide -- Crimes against humanity -- War crimes -- Aggression -- Transnational crimes, terrorism and torture -- General principles of liability -- Defences/grounds for excluding criminal responsibility -- Procedures of international criminal investigations and prosecutions -- Victims in the international criminal process -- Sentencing and penalties -- State cooperation with the International Courts and Tribunals -- Immunities -- Alternatives and complements to criminal prosecution -- The future of international criminal law.