Character of International Law

Emma J Breeze is Assistant Professor in International Criminal Law at Birmingham Law School, UK.Mark Drumbl is Professor and Director of the Transnational Law Institute at the School of Law, Washington & Lee University, USA.Gerry Simpson is Professor of Public International Law at LSE Law School, UK.Marianne Wade is Reader in Criminal Justice at Birmingham Law School, UK.

• 1. Introduction: To Remember and Smile, Emma J Breeze, Mark Drumbl and Gerry Simpson2. Obituary for Rob, Gerry SimpsonAct I: Discipline and Borders 3. The Interplay between International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law: Rob Cryer’s Contribution to the Understanding of War Crimes Law, Rogier Bartels4. Limits to the Notion of General Principles of Criminal Liability in International Criminal Law: The Case of Individual Criminal Responsibility for Collective Criminality, Adrian Hunt5. Laws of War as Part of English Law, Alexander OrakhelashviliAct II: (Re)Imagination and Continuity6. Envisioning International Criminal Justice, Paul Roberts7. Rob Cryer and the Art of Teaching (International) Law, Raphael Oidtmann8. Principle or Pragmatism?: Misogyny as Genocide, Marianne L Wade9. Remaking the Tokyo Tribunal: Robert Cryer and the Revival of Scholarship on the Tokyo Trial, Neil BoisterAct III: Violence and Reckoning 10. Tribute to Rob: Selectivity in ICL, Elies van Sliedregt11. Envisioning Targeted Killings and the Crime of Aggression in the Age of Autonomous Weaponry, Shagufta Sen12. ‘Prosecuting the Leaders’: Reflection on the Prohibition and Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression in International Law, Stoyan Panov 13. Robert Cryer and the Jus Post Bellum, Javier S EskauriatzaAct IV: Acoustics and Storytelling 14. Diving into Noise and Bringing Clear Melody, Agnieszka Jachec-Neale15. Music and War: The Themes from Anti-War Music and the Impact They Have, Eoin Campbell16. Tokyo IMT: Another Sequel to a Prequel, Mark Drumbl and Solange MouthaanAct V: Friendship and Kindness 17. A Fine Art of Friendship Revisited, Emma J Breeze and David Turns18. Cryer, et seq: The Collegial Character of Legal Scholarship, James Lee19. Rob and Bert in Tokyo, Sergey Vasiliev

This extraordinary volume is a celebration of brilliance. It is far more than a tribute to Robert Cryer – it is a masterful exploration of international law, carried out with depth, artistry, and humanity. Building on themes of Rob’s work, this collection weaves rigorous scholarship with heartfelt warmth, inspiring creativity, critical insight, and judicious optimism.