An examination of the criminal responsibility of individuals for the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

Volume 1: 1. Introduction; 2. Joint criminal enterprise; 3. Superior responsibility; 4. Complicity and aiding and abetting; 5. Planning, instigating and ordering; 6. Concurrent convictions and sentencing; 7. Conclusion; 8. Annexes; Volume 2: 1. An overview of crimes under international law; 2. Crimes against humanity; 3. Genocide; 4. War crimes; 5. Cumulative convictions and sentencing; 6. Conclusion; Volume 3: 1. The nature of international criminal procedure; 2. Creation and amendment of rules of international criminal procedure; 3. Procedures related to primacy and complementarity; 4. Investigations, rights of suspects, and detention; 5. Defence counsel, amici curiae, and the different forms of representation of accused; 6. Pre-trial proceedings; 7. Trial proceedings; 8. The role and status of victims in international criminal procedure; 9. Evidence; 10. Judgement and sentencing; 11. Appeal and revision; 12. Conclusion.

Gideon Boas is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Monash University Law Faculty, Australia, and an international law consultant.