Course Title : International Criminal Law
Code		Course Type	Regular Semester	Lecture (hours/week)	Seminar (hours/week)	Lab (hours/week)	Credits	ECTS
LAW 332-1		D	5	3	0	0	3.00	4
Lecturer and Office Hours
Teaching Assistant and Office Hours
Language				English
Course Level
Description		This course aims to provide an overview of the international Criminal Law, main actors in the International Criminal Proceedings, elements of criminal proceedings, organization of the International Criminal Court as a sole organ to provide justice and its case law. In addition, this course will deal also with the types of criminal liability and its enforcement.
Objectives		Having completed this class, participants should be able to understand criminal legal system, especially with a deep knowledge in international criminal law and its case law, challenges of the applicability in the 21st century and to gain an experience of the protection of the Human Rights in the Criminal Proceedings. In addition, students will be able to understand how the international criminal law has been applied in the case law as an instrument to provide justice.
Course Outline
Week	Topics
1	Historical Overview of the International Criminal Legislation. Why is important to Study this area?
2	International Criminal Law development
3	The evolution of the Criminal Responsibility, characteristics and case law decision
4	International Crime definition and their elements
5	Criminal Responsibility Theories, State Responsibility and Individual Responsibility
6	General Principles of the International Criminal Law
7	Elements of the Criminal Responsibility
8	Midterm Exam
9	Immunity in the International Criminal Law
10	International Criminal Law and its case law
11	The definition of the Jurisdiction according to International Criminal Law
12	Main Actors in International Criminal Proceedings
13	Stages of International Proceedings in outline I (Pre – Trial and Trial)
14	Modes of Criminal Liability
15	Collaboration in the International Criminal Law
16	Final Exam
Prerequisites
Textbook
Other References
Laboratory Work			0
Computer Usage			0
Other			0
Learning Outcomes and Competences
1	Upon the completion of the course the students should be able to understand international criminal law
2	Upon the completion of the course the students should be able to combine theoretical and practice knowledge
3	Upon the completion of the course the students will be able to work in the areas of criminal law
Course Evaluation Methods
In-term studies						Quantity	Percentage
Midterms						1	35
Quizzes						0	0
Projects						0	0
Term Projects						0	0
Laboratory						0	0
Attendance						1	15
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade							50
Contribution of final examination to overall grade							50
Total							100
ECTS (Allocated Based on Student) Workload
Activities					Quantity	Duration (hours)	Total Workload (hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week : 16 x Total course hours)					16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)					14	2	28
Assignments					0	0	0
Midterms					1	10	10
Final examination					1	20	20
Other					0	0	0
Total Work Load							106
Total Work Load / 25 (hours)							4.24
ECTS							4

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