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Kar

Állam- és Jogtudományi Kar

Szervezet

ÁJTK Büntetőjogi Tanszék

Kód

JNX_ERASMUS:FX05

Cím

International Criminal Law

Tervezett félév

Mindkét

ECTS

5

Nyelv

en

Leírás

Course description International Criminal Law Course leader: Prof. Dr. Gellér Balázs József Further lecturer: Dr. Polt Péter. dr. Doszpoth Anna Course description: The lecture provides students with an overview of the establishment, development and fundamental principles of international criminal law in the narrow sense of the word. Students will be presented the legal definition of the core international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, as well as their evolution shaped by the case law of international criminal tribunals. According to the above, a special emphasis will be laid on the system of international criminal forums: the Nuremberg and Tokyo Military Tribunals, the two ad-hoc Tribunals established by the United Nations Security Council for Rwanda and for the former Yugoslavia (ICTR and ICTY), the permanent International Criminal Court (ICC), as well as on the newest milestones of international criminal jurisprudence: the hybrid international courts. In the end of the semester, students will be presented Hungarian cases related to international criminal law, which also gained international importance. Competencies: Students, who regularly participate on the lectures, will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the most violent international crimes of the last century by analysing the objective and subjective elements of the offences, the case law of the various international criminal tribunals and the main causes and triggering factors behind the conflicts. Furthermore, the course aims to present the current conflicts of the world and the ongoing criminal trials. Exam: The course ends with a written exam based on the PPT presentations and further materials uploaded to Neptun Meetstreet. Students, who fail the test or wish to gain a better grade, will be provided the opportunity to an oral exam. Course schedule: 1. Introducing lecture, the history and development of international criminal law, part 1 2. The history and development of international criminal law, part 2 3. Principles of international criminal law 4. War crimes, part 1 5. War crimes, part 2 6. Crimes against humanity 7. Genocide 8. International criminal courts and tribunals, ICTY and ICTR 9. The permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) 10. The hybrid international courts 11. The revolution of 1956 12. Analysis of selected Hungarian cases: Biszku Béla, Képíró Sándor, Csatáry László International Criminal Law 2015-2016 fall semester Monday 12:00-14:00 Room IX. 14 September Introducing lecture, the history and development of international criminal law, part 1 21 September The history and development of international criminal law, part 2 28 September Principles of international criminal law 5 October War crimes, part 1 12 October War crimes, part 2 19 October Crimes against humanity 2 November Genocide 9 November International criminal courts and tribunals, ICTY and ICTR 16 November The permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) 23 November The hybrid international courts 30 November The revolution of 1956 7 December Analysis of selected Hungarian cases: Biszku Béla, Képíró Sándor, Csatáry László Recommended literature: Antonio Cassese: International Criminal law (third edition, 2013)

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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW Autumn term 2023 Place: Lecture theatre A/1 seminar room Time: Monday, 12:00-13:30 Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Balázs GELLÉR, Adj. Prof. Dr. Judit SZABÓ, Adj. Prof. Dr. Imre NÉMETH, Department of Criminal Law (ELTE) E-mail: jbgeller@ajk.elte.hu Course description The course offers an introduction to the most important aspects of international criminal law. We provide an overview of the history and development of international criminal law and its most important principles established by international criminal courts and tribunals. After the introductory lectures each of the core international crimes will be analyzed in detail. Lectures will also concentrate on the institutional basis of international criminal justice, and lastly, we will touch upon the most pressing issues of our time. Course outline 18 September General principles of international criminal law and its place in the legal system Balázs Gellér / Imre Németh 25 September Development of international criminal law I Balázs Gellér / Imre Németh 2 October Development of international criminal law II Balázs Gellér 9 October Aggression (Crime against Peace) Imre Németh 16 October Crimes against humanity Imre Németh 6 November Genocide Balázs Gellér 13 November War crimes Balázs Gellér 20 November International criminal tribunals: the ad-hoc and the hybrid criminal tribunals Imre Németh 27 November The ICC Balázs Gellér 4 December Money laundering, human trafficking in international criminal law Judit Szabó 11 December Exam Imre Németh Assessment - regular attendance of the lecture - Exam: written exam on the last lecture based on the recommended literature, PPT slides and handouts. Examples of Recommended Literature Antonio Cassese and Paola Gaeta: Cassese’s International Criminal Law (2013). A Critical Introduction to International Criminal Law, By (author)  Carsten Stahn (CUP, 2019) Robert Cryer, Darryl Robinson, Sergey Vasiliev: An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure (4th ed., Cambridge, 2019) An Introduction to the International Criminal Court By (author)  William A. Schabas (CUP, 2020) Evidence in International Criminal Procedure : A Commentary (Edited by  Professor Dr. jur. Kai Ambos , Edited by  Alexander Heinze , Edited by  Philipp Ambach Blackstone's International Criminal Practice (Edited by  John R. W. D. Jones , Edited by  Misa Zgonec-Rozej(2022) Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court : Article-by-Article Commentary (Edited by  Professor Dr. jur. Kai Ambos, 4th ed., 2021) Rethinking the Crime of Aggression : International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives Edited by  Stefanie Bock , Edited by  Eckart Conze, Springer, 2021) The Crime of Aggression under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court By (author)  Carrie McDougall (CUP, 2021) Kai Ambos:  Treatise on International Criminal Law: Volume I: Foundations and General Part (Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (September 15, 2021))

Számonkérés és értékelés

- Exam: written exam on the last lecture based on the recommended literature, PPT slides and handouts. Students may choose to write an essay of maximum 30.000 characters instead of the written examination on a topic approved by one of the lecturers.

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