International Criminal LawLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

At the end of the course a student is expected to be able to:
- tell about the development of international criminal law and evaluate the importance of international criminal law from national and international point of view
- remember and explain the main concepts and principles of international criminal law
- name the most important international and European documents adopted at the area of international criminal law and describe their main contents
- name international criminal tribunals and describe their development, statutes, jurisdiction and functions
- name principles of jurisdiction and describe their main contents

Content

The following subjects will be covered:
- criminal jurisdiction
- international crimes
- international criminal tribunals

Materials

One of the following items (A, B, C, D or E).

Further information

Timing:
Autumn and spring. Lectures/seminar/workshop are organized only in autumn semester. Notice that lectures/seminar/workshop are not necessarily organized every year. Written examination can be taken either in autumn or in spring semester.

Exam:
Electronic Exam.