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Jan 27, 2014 the provisions of international law be enforced. Sources of criminal procedural law the sources of criminal procedural law are. International criminal law in a nutshell the nutshell is intended as an introduction for students taking a first course in international criminal law as well as practitioners with little or no familiarity with the field. Defences and excuses in international criminal law including superior orders 8. The four crimes under international criminal law, the classic nuremberg definitions plus the crime of genocide, are contained in article 5.
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