International criminal law
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International criminal law is a body of public international law designed to prohibit certain categories of conduct commonly viewed as serious atrocities and to make perpetrators of such conduct criminally accountable for their perpetration. The core crimes under international law are genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression. This article also discusses crimes against international law, which may not be part of the body of international criminal law.
"Classical" international law governs the relationships, rights, and responsibilities of states. Criminal law generally deals with prohibitions addressed to individuals, and penal sanctions for violation of those prohibition imposed by individual states. International criminal law comprises elements of both in that although its sources are those of international law, its consequences are penal sanctions imposed on individuals.
See also
- Legal Tools (database on International Criminal Law)
- Command responsibility
- Criminal law
- Incitement to genocide
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International law
- Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project (RULAC)
- World Day for International Justice
