LAW 7067 - International Criminal Law (PG)

This course covers the substantive and procedural aspects of International Criminal Law (ICL) and the application of ICL nationally and internationally. Course participants will gain an understanding of the four categories of international crimes under the Rome Statue comprising war crimes, crimes against humanity, the crime of aggression and genocide. Course participants will also study the modes of liability specific to ICL, including command responsibility and the various forms of group commission. There will be an opportunity to consider the historical and institutional development of ICL through the case law of the Nuremburg and Tokyo tribunals, the ad-hoc tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. In addition, there will be a focus on the domestic implementation and enforcement of ICL in Australia, including the application of ICL to members of the Australian Defence Force and Defence Civilians.