Dr Devika Hovell NAB 6.32

This course is available on the MSc in Criminal Justice Policy, MSc in Human Rights, Master of Laws and Master of Laws (extended part-time study). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.

This course will be relevant to the following LLM specialisms: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Public International Law, Human Rights Law.

This course is capped at 30 students. Students must apply through Graduate Course Choice on LSEforYou.

International law traditionally governs the rights and responsibilities of states. By contrast, international criminal law is premised on the notion that individuals can be held criminally liable for certain grave breaches of international law. International criminal law is designed both to proscribe certain categories of conduct (war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, aggression) and to make individuals who engage in such conduct criminally liable. This course focuses on the second element, tracing the development of international criminal law and procedure through its enforcement mechanisms. Topics include: • The ad hoc international criminal tribunals • Hybrid criminal tribunals • The International Criminal Court • Universal jurisdiction over international crimes • Immunities • Modes of Individual Criminal Responsibility • Defences • Enforcement and State Cooperation.

20 hours of seminars in the LT. 2 hours of seminars in the ST.

One 2,000 word essay.

Reading lists will be provided for each week’s seminar on Moodle. Students may wish to refer to Robert Cryer et al., An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure (Cambridge, 2010), 2nd edition. Indicative reading includes Jose Alvarez, ‘Crimes of States/Crimes of Hate: Lessons from Rwanda’ (1999) 24 Yale Journal of International Law 365; Henry Kissinger, ‘The Pitfalls of Universal Jurisdiction’, Foreign Affairs (July 2001); Dapo Akande & Sangeeta Shah, ‘Immunities of State Officials, International Crimes and Foreign Domestic Courts’ (2010) 21(4) European Journal of International Law 815.

Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.