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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW

International crimes are distinguished from transnational crimes in that they constitute an offense against all nations of the world, or perhaps to the useful fiction of the international world order.

Persons accused of international crimes are charged either under the statute of an international criminal tribunal or under national law (usually incorporating treaty law), by way of a claim of universal jurisdiction.

The firm's International Practice Group knows that it is as true for international criminal proceedings as it is for federal criminal proceedings, that the earlier you can begin developing a strategy, the better. There may be very short deadlines for challenging a foreign arrest warrant or the jurisdiction of the charging court, for instance.

International Criminal Tribunals International Criminal Court (ICC) Ad Hoc Tribunals International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Hybrid International Courts Iraqi High Criminal Court Special Court for Sierra Leone Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Special Tribunal for East Timor

International Crimes Genocide War Crimes Crimes Against Humanity Crimes of Aggression Jurisdiction Statutory Jurisdiction Universal Jurisdiction Extraterritorial Jurisdiction National Jurisdiction Mutual Assistance Interpol Europol Other Organizations