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Professor Sadat's book is a valuable "restatement" of international criminal law, discovering and delineating the process that led the United Nations from Nuremberg to the Rome Statute of an International Criminal Court. "With the establishment of the International Criminal Court we enter an exciting era in the development of internatonal criminal law. This well written and thoroughly researched work provides a comprehensive and insightful analysis and critique of the Rome Statute and the impact of prosecuting war criminals" -- Justice Richard Goldstone Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint

The authors have endeavored to select from the many appellate cases those that have the most significant precedential value. The article also outlines some of the most consequential changes tothe law enacted by the Virginia General Assembly in the areas ofcriminal law and procedure.

Introduction to American criminal law concepts -- Comparing tribal criminal law and American criminal law -- Using American criminal law to control American Indian Nations -- Traditional law today -- Introduction : what is criminal jurisdiction? -- Traditional criminal jurisdiction -- Limitations on tribal criminal jurisdiction imposed by the United States -- Exercising jurisdiction over crimes committed by non-Indians -- Criminal jurisdiction as defined by tribal courts -- Tribal criminal jurisdiction reform : the Tribal Law and Order Act and the Violence Against Women Act -- State and tribal court collaboration -- Overview of criminal laws : statutes and procedures -- The mental state -- A closer look at criminal elements -- Is helping a criminal act? Preliminary crimes and accomplice liability -- Criminal defenses -- The burden of proof -- Rights of criminal defenders -- The law of arrest -- Interrogations and confessions : the right to remain silent -- Search and seizure -- The Exclusionary Rule : remedies for civil rights violations --The right to an attorney/advocate -- Defendant rights at trial -- Victims' rights -- Sentencing : fines and incarceration -- Tribal restorative justice

This book provides the most comprehensive overview of the law and jurisprudence of the international and internationalized criminal courts and tribunals concerning procedure, evidence, and human rights. The author analyses the origin and evolution of the relevant statutory provisions and provides the rationale behind the evolution. Relevant jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and practice of the UN Human Rights Committee are included.This edition reflects developments of the law and jurisprudence since the previous edition and expands its subject matter. The cited jurisprudence and law is up to date as on 1 September 2021.0'The Law and Jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunals and Courts' contains a digest and analysis of relevant decisions and judgements as well as the law of the ICC and other international courts and tribunals. It also provides references to the relevant judgements of the ECtHR and the views of the CCPR. It will be of interest to practitioners, scholars, and law students interested in international criminal justice