Series 01 · UKF · 2026
Introduction to International Criminal Law
Undergraduate · University of Khorfakkan · 2026
What makes an act an international crime? Who can be held responsible, and on what authority? These lectures work through the legal rules alongside the historical choices and contested ideas that shape them.
The lectures
2026The discourse of international criminal justice
Part 1
An introduction to the claims made for international criminal justice, and the questions raised by the relationship between law, justice and public expectations.
49:16 · English narration
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Part 2
A continuation of the discussion of international criminal justice: its promises, the limits of criminal trials, and the grounds for confidence in the project.
38:38 · English narration
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The principle of legality
Part 1
Why might a court refuse to punish someone whose conduct was gravely wrong? The principle of legality, its safeguards, and the arguments tested in the Nuremberg courtroom.
50:40 · English narration
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Part 2
Exceptions, customary international law and the limits of punishment. The second part develops the tensions between accountability and the legal safeguards that constrain criminal justice.
43:48 · English narration
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