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Judge Mettraux's four-volume compendium, International Crimes: Law and Practice, will provide the most detailed and authoritative account to-date of the law of international crimes. It is a scholarly tour de force providing a unique blend of academic rigour and an insight into the practice of international criminal law. The compendium is un-rivalled in its breadth and depth, covering almost a century of legal practice, dozens of jurisdictions (national and international), thousands of decisions and judgments and hundreds of cases.This first volume discusses in detail the law of genocide: its definition, elements, normative status, and relationship to the other core international crimes. While the book is an invaluable tool for academics and researchers, it is particularly suited to legal practitioners, guiding the reader through the practical and evidential challenges associated with the prosecution of international crimes.

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In the age of accountability, international criminal law moves at such a rapid pace and it is difficult to follow its development. The Author is well placed to conduct detailed and relevant comparative research on a range of challenging cases that demanded a high degree of analytical skill and academic rigor. He approaches all these tasks with a dedicated work ethic. It is not difficult to see from this book that the author demonstrates an excellent foundation in international criminal law, and the ability to link the discussion of legal theories, case law and actual practice to scholarship. It is my firm belief that the rich discussion in this book will be instructive to may judges, diplomats, practioners, academics and students as they try to navigate through the difficult issues in international criminal law. * Liu Daqun, Judge of the United Nations Residual Mechanism of International Criminal Tribunals * An enthralling treatise on ICL. Comprehensive yet succinct, analytical yet lucid, historical yet contemporary and theoretically sound yet practical. A welcome encyclopedia no scholar or practitioner of International Humanitarian Law can afford to do without. * Bakone Justice Moloto, Retired Judge of the High Court of South Africa and Former Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia * This book is the long expected follow-up to the author's best-selling book on international crimes and the ad hoc tribunals (2005), which was an invaluable practical tool for me during my years as a judge at the ICTY. In the almost 15 years that have elapsed, the field of international criminal law has been expanding dramatically...There is therefore a crucial need for practitioners, judges, prosecutors, counsel alike, to have a panoptic overview of the law on genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression. This book, written by one of the most experienced counsel in international criminal law, fills this need ... By striking the perfect balance between analysis and synthesis, it will be as invaluable a practical tool for today's practitioners as it was for me when I was a judge at the ICTY. * Christine Van den Wyngaert, Professor emeritus at the University of Antwerp, Former judge at the ICTY, ICC and ICJ (ad hoc), Judge at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers * Academics and practitioners of international criminal law take great delight in the arrival of Guenael Mettraux's compendium of the jurisprudence of international crimes. For over a decade, Mettraux has indefatigably and tenaciously scoured the decisions of international and national courts in search of all juridical interpretations of international crimes...This ambitious undertaking does for the universe of case law on international crimes what his International Crimes and the ad hoc Tribunals (2005) did so well for ICTY and ICTR jurisprudence. I fully expect that this careful aggregation and distillation of an unwieldly and evolving body of law will be one of the most important scholarly works contributing, in a very tangible way, to the further development of international criminal law. * Dermot Groome, Professor of International Criminal Law, Penn State's Dickinson Law and former Senior Trial Attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia * Guenael Mettraux's four volume compendium on international crimes is an excellent and much needed resource for international criminal law practitioners, students and anyone interested in the development and application of ICL over the past century. It is not only directly usable as a reference, but it is also analytical and challenges the reader to view law both critically and creatively...This compendium is thorough, foundational and thought provoking. It is the most comprehensive reference for the core international criminal regime that I have encountered. It should be a standard in Judges' Chambers and law libraries... It is also a stand-alone course in International Criminal Law which ought to be required reading for students, judges and other practitioners new to ICL. * Shireen Avis Fisher, Justice, Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone, Past-President, Special Court for Sierra Leone * Dr. Mettraux is a leading expert in the area of international criminal law. An experienced defence counsel, serving Judge and well respected academic, he has the experience, substantive knowledge and practical understanding of the area that makes him an established authority. His latest endeavour will be his magnum opus...His writings are peppered with insights gained from years in the area. The international criminal law world owes a real debt of gratitude to Dr. Mettraux and this work is a worthy addition to the bookshelves of any judge, practitioner or academic in the area. It will certainly become a < must have> for any international lawyer - or for that matter any national lawyer wishing to get to grips with any of the core international crimes. * Karim Khan, QC, Barrister, UN Special Adviser of the Investigative Team established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2379 (2017) * Guenael Mettraux has produced an oeuvre of supreme quantity and - more importantly - quality. He provides a stupendously thorough and clear presentation of the applicable law and jurisprudence on international crimes, focusing primarily on the most relevant case law of international courts, but equally does not overlook to reflect on important domestic developments. His volumes are a treasure trove for practitioners and all those engaged in international criminal justice. * Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, President, Kosovo Specialist Chamber; former Judge, International Criminal Court * Mettraux is one of a very small handful of practitioner academics in the field of international criminal law. He is a highly successful defence lawyer regularly consulted by governments and individuals at risk in the international system. Also, he has an unparalleled academic knowledge of international law and a practical and clear manner in which he explains it. This magnum opus reflects Guenael's combined practice and academic achievements of two decades and will, I believe, become the standard practitioner's handbook. * Andrew T Cayley CMG QC LL.M (UCL), UK Director Service Prosecutions, former International Co-Prosecutor of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal and former Senior Trial Attorney of the ICC and ICTY * Mettraux combines both the skills of the academic and the experience of the practitioner in his thorough exposition of the core crimes of international criminal law...Crimes are carefully defined by dissecting their components in the best traditions of criminal law treatises. In addition they are examined in their evidential and jurisdictional context so as to provide the reader - practitioner - with the tools necessary to engage in a criminal prosecution or defence with a full understanding of the complexities of both the substance and the procedure of the law. Mettraux's study will enrich the reader's knowledge of the law and at the same time equip the practitioner with the means to secure international criminal justice. * John Dugard, Emeritus Professor Law, Universities of Leiden and the Witwatersrand, Former Member of the UN International Law Commission and Judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice *

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Guenael Mettraux, Judge, Kosovo Specialist Chambers; Panel Member, EU's Human Rights Review Panel; Emeritus Professor, University of Amsterdam; Affiliated Professor of International Criminal Law Practice, Penn State's Dickinson Law,

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