International Criminal Law

Catalog description

CJHS 540 International Criminal Law Human Security and Approaches to Justice is an elective course for the MA in Criminal Justice and Human Security. This course is designed to familiarize students with the history and practice of international criminal law, from the groundbreaking post-World War II tribunals of Nuremberg and Tokyo, the ad hoc tribunals, and the International Criminal Court. General principles and specific rules of law will be examined, with a particular emphasis on the linkage between law and policy objectives. Writing assignments will be designed to develop legal reasoning and argument, as well as articulate policy goals. Students will also be encouraged to think about how to develop research designs in the field of international criminal law.