Principles, Pedagogy and Practice: Developing and Delivering International Criminal Justice Coursework.

Building on Mathias Reimann's (2004) useful justification for a new basic course for law students, this paper provides a discussion of an approach to new basic course in international criminal justice for students drawn from disciplines such as law, history, sociology, political science and criminology. This paper argues that the nascent ICC and the jurisprudential developments of the international tribunals suggest the emergence of a discrete international legal order. To appreciate the nature of this new order, it may be useful to practically examine international criminal justice through a variety of themes including: Historical Context, Psychology of International Crimes, Jurisdiction, Individual Responsibility and Defences, Substantive and Procedural Legal Developments, the Problem of Selectivity and the Future of International Criminal Law. This paper is organized to consider key principles, pedagogy and practical challenges and includes study questions for each theme with a view to assist future international criminal justice coursework. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]