This book discusses the multilayered legal structures concerning the regulation of crimes under international law. Pursuing such a comprehensive approach is essential to understanding the basic frameworks of international criminal law, since the varied perspectives on international crimes are connected to different systems of enforcement.
Hiromi Sato is Profesor of International Law and International Criminal Law at the National Defense Academy of Japan.
1 Introduction.- 2 Substantive Law in the Direct Enforcement System.- 3 Direct Enforcement of International Criminal Law.- 4 Substantive Law in the Indirect Enforcement System.- 5 Indirect Enforcement of International Criminal Law.- 6. Direct Enforcement of International Criminal Law and the Problem of Selectivity.- 7. Obligation to Prosecute and Transitional Justice in Indirect Enforcement.
