An Introduction to the Law of International Criminal Tribunals: A Comparative Study Second Revised Edition -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Table of Cases -- Introduction -- 1 International Criminal Tribunals: Distinctions and Main Features -- 1 Values and Goals of ICTS -- 2 The ICTY and ICTR -- 3 The Origin and Character of the ICC -- 4 The Emerging Concept of ad hoc Internationalized or Mixed Courts -- 5 Conclusions: The Legitimacy of ICTS: Selective Enforcement Mechanisms? -- 2 Defining International Crimes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Proliferation of the Crime of Genocide within the Law of the Tribunals -- 3 Proliferation of ICTY-ICTR Case Law on the Crime of Genocide -- 4 The ICTY-ICTR Statutory and Jurisprudential Elements of the Crime of Genocide -- 5 Crimes against Humanity before ICTS -- 6 The Concept of War Crimes before ICTS -- 3 The ICC-Crime of Aggression -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining the Crime of Aggression -- 3 Pitfalls of the Jurisdictional Mechanism on the Crime of Aggression -- 4 The Crime of Aggression and its Impact on Liability Modes -- 5 Implementation of the Crime of Aggression at Domestic Level -- 6 Conclusion -- 4 Jurisdiction and Complementarity -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Jurisdiction -- 3 Admissibility -- 5 Criminal Liability Principles Envisioned by ICTS -- 1 Introduction: Emergence of General Principles -- 2 Actus Reus and Mens Rea -- 3 Liability Modes in International Criminal Law -- 6 International Criminal Law Defenses -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Procedural Defenses -- 3 Duress and Necessity as Defenses before ICT -- 4 The Limited Scope of the Defense of Superior Orders under the Law of ICTS -- 5 The Defenses of Mental Insanity, Diminished Responsibility and Intoxication before ICTS -- 6 The Jurisprudential and Statutory Self-Defense under the Laws of ICTS -- 7 Alibi Defenses.

7 General Principles of Procedural Criminal Law envisioned by ICTS -- 1 Procedural Nature and Characteristics of Proceedings before ICTS -- 2 Contemporary Procedural Pre-Trial Aspects of ICTS -- 3 Contemporary Procedural Trial Aspects of ICTS -- 8 Principles of Criminal Evidence before ICTS -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Requisite Standards of Proof before ICTS -- 3 Disclosure of Evidence -- 4 Admissibility of Evidence -- 5 Presentation and Appreciation of Evidence by ICTS -- 9 Due Process Principles before ICTS -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition of Due Process Rights Relevant to ICTS -- 3 The Influx of Common Standards of Due Process to ICTS -- 10 International State Cooperation with ICTS: Obtaining Evidence Abroad -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cooperation Distinctions Between the ICTY-ICTR and ICC Systems -- 3 The State Cooperation System Under the Rome Statute -- 4 Surrendering to ICTS: Practical Implications -- 11 The International Criminal Court within the Geopolitical World Order -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geopolitical Effect of ICC Prosecutions -- 3 The Position of Superpowers vis-à-vis the ICC -- 4 Conclusion -- 12 Trials in Absentia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Trials in Absentia -- Bibliography -- Index.