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International Criminal Justice

Friday, March 2. 2012

The current Openspace on International Criminal Justice has a wealth of information, analysis and comment about this critical and increasingly controversial concept. And there is something for everyone – from a succinct Beginner's Guide to a sweeping overview of developments in the field to academic articles on a diverse range of issues - all of which can be downloaded below.

At the heart of current discussions about international criminal justice – and indeed of this journal – is the bitter dispute between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Africa...

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