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JUR5570 - International Criminal Law

Facts about this course: Credits: 15 Level: Advanced course at master's level Teaching semester: Spring 2011 Starting from spring 2012, the course will continue with a new course code. Please see the website for JUS5570 - International Criminal Law Examination semester: Spring 2011 Starting from spring 2012, the course will continue with a new course code. Please see the website for JUS5570 - International Criminal Law Language of instruction: English Administrated by: The Faculty of Law

Detailed course information - Current and previous semesters: Spring 2011 Spring 2010 Spring 2009 Spring 2008 Spring 2007 Spring 2006

Course content

New course code starting from the springsemester 2012 - please see the website for JUS5570 - International Criminal Law (the course now gives 10 credits).

International Criminal Law is undergoing a dramatic development these days. This course seeks to present the most current state of this field and its place in the modern international legal system. The course will discuss the development of individual criminal responsibility under international law, including the notion of international crimes. The objective and subjective components of war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and crime against peace will be discussed. Further, the course will discuss general principles of international criminal law, such as the principle of legality, guilt, modes of participation, defenses, jurisdiction and immunity.

The course will analyze the factual background and legal legal basis of the Nüremberg and Tokyo tribunals and International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, as well as selected jurisprudence of these tribunals. An emphasis will be placed on the statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) adopted in Rome 1998 and entered into force 1st July 2002. The role of the Security Council in the field of international criminal law will be discussed. Further, the course will discuss the implementation of international criminal law on the national level and some relevant jurisprudence of national courts.

The course will look at the various principles that may provide for national jurisdiction - such as universal jurisdiction, questions of immunity, and questions of extradition and abduction. The question whether States have an absolute duty under international law to prosecute international crimes will be discussed. Can a society deal with a former regime’s massive violations of human rights by other means than prosecution that is acceptable to the international community, for example a truth commission? The course will seek to discuss current themes such as (for example) the implications of international criminal law regarding military interventions like the one in Iraq and the relationship between international criminal law and terrorism.

Learning outcomes

See ‘Detailed course information’ regarding requirements and syllabus.

Admission

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams
they wish to sign up for by registering a study plan in StudentWeb.

You may register for this course if you have admission to a Master of Law-programme at UiO, the faculty's exchange-programme or have admission to Law-electives at masters-level. All applicants must fill the formal prerequisites.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisites

• Admission to the faculty’s exchange-programme or
• Active study-right for a study programme, masters-level at the University of Oslo or
• Norwegian Masters of Laws degree or equivalent or
• Passed forth year, 96 – Cand. Jur programme (or exams that are equivalent) or
• Passed JUR3000, Masters of Laws programme at the University of Oslo (or exams that are equivalent).

Recommended prior knowledge

Three years of law studies. Students should have prior knowledge of international law and national criminal law.

Overlap

15 credits against VALINTCRIM - International Criminal Law. 15 credits against JUXINTCRIM - International Criminal Law. 15 credits against JUTINTCRIM - International Criminal Law. 15 credits against PILINTCRIM - International Criminal Law.

Teaching

Lectures/seminars.

Teaching takes place throughout the semester.

Exam information

4 hour written examination.

Exam resources

Auxiliary materials allowed during examinations for courses taught in English.

Recommended/Special Material

Language of examination

Students may answer the examination question in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish pursuant
to Regulations governing studies and examinations at the University of Oslo. (§ 5.4 Forskrift om studier og eksamener ved Universitetet i Oslo)

Assessment and grading

Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .

Explanations and appeals

Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals

Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam .

Withdrawing from exams and limits on re-takes

A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.
A study programme may have rules that further limit the number of times a student may re-take this exam. In such instances the rules of the study programme will have priority.

Exam options for students with special needs

Please se Detailed regulations for the Faculty of Law, Chapter 3 regarding application, responsibilities and special measures.

Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation of this course

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