One of the factors determining the efficacy of a legal system is the level of compliance with the system by those at whom it is aimed. It is common knowledge that, particularly given the non-compulsory nature of international justice, the mechanisms for the application of international law are a long way off the efficiency that characterises internal law. This weakness also characterises its international humanitarian law branch, whose implementation depends both on its own mechanisms and on the general mechanisms set down in international law.
This postgraduate course will study what is known as international criminal law, which consists of a series of consuetudinary or agreed international provisions. This type of law deals with the repression of criminal acts perpetrated by individuals against the international community by determining what they are and imposing the corresponding penalty through international courts and proceedings. We will also study the International Criminal Court, a new international institution created by a treaty to put an end to impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to humanity: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
The aim of the course is to equip participants with a general knowledge of the system on which international criminal justice, particularly the International Criminal Court, is based, providing essential knowledge for those who work or would like to work in international relations, the legal profession or in the fields of international criminal law or international cooperation in the future.
List of topics
| 2. |
Evolution and principles of international criminal justice |
| 3. |
Ad-hoc international criminal courts |
| 4. |
Protection in the internal criminal system |
| 5. |
General aspects of the Rome Statute |
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Organic and procedural aspects |
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Price
1.855 euros
Consult the financial aid that the UOC offers to international students.
The programme fees should be confirmed on enrolment.
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