Research handbook on international criminal law / edited by Bartram S. Brown.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

International criminal law : nature, origins and a few key issues / Bartram S. Brown -- The vanishing relevance of state affiliation in international criminal law : private security contractors and other non-state actors / John Cerone -- The crime of genocide / Mark A. Drumbl -- Crimes against humanity / Margaret M. deGuzman -- Crimes against women under international criminal law / Kelly D. Askin -- The crime of aggression : is it amenable to judicial determination? / Faiza Patel King -- The contribution of non-governmental organizations to the creation of international criminal tribunals / Mark S. Ellis -- The ICC investigation into the conflict in Northern Uganda : beyond the dichotomy of peace versus justice / Katharina Peschke -- Fine-tuning complementarity / Sarah M.H. Nouwen -- The hybrid experience of the Special Court for Sierra Leone / Clare da Silva -- Protecting the fair trial rights of the accused in international criminal law : comparison of the International Criminal Court and the military commissions in Guantánamo / David Weissbrodt and Kristin K. Zinsmaster -- Self-representation of the accused before international tribunals : an absolute right or a qualified privilege? / Michael P. Scharf -- Defences in international criminal law / Kai Ambos -- Extradition and mutual legal assistance : recent trends in inter-state cooperation to combat international crimes / Ved P. Nanda -- Universal jurisdiction / Naomi Roht-Arriaza and Menaka Fernando -- National amnesties, truth commissions and international criminal tribunals / William A. Schabas -- Dancing in the dark -- politics, law and peace in Sierra Leone : a case study / David M. Crane -- Reflections on contemporary developments in international criminal justice / M. Cherif Bassiouni.