The aim of the course is to have student acquainted with the basic issues of international criminal procedure, such as questions of its purpose and objectives, principles and sources, and its subjects and rules of international criminal procedure. Also, the aim is to introduce students to the comparative legal solutions that have affected particular principles and institutes of international criminal procedure as well as to incorporated international and regional human rights standards. This also extends the students’ knowledge in the area of criminal procedure and international law, and develops the students’ ability of analytical and critical thinking.
International Criminal Procedure
International Criminal Procedure
Literature
MANDATORY LITERATURE
Safferling, Christoph; International Criminal Procedure; Oxford University Press (2012)
RECOMMENDED LITERATURE
Sluiter, Goran; Friman, Hakan; Linton, Suzannah; Zappala, Salvatore; Vasiliev, Sergey (eds.); International Criminal Procedure: Principles and Rules; Oxford University Press (2013)
Cryer, Robert; Friman, Hakan; Robinson, Darryl; Wilmshurst, Elisabeth; An introduction to international criminal law and procedure; Cambridge Univ. Press (2014)
Learning outcomes
Interpret the principles and institutes of international criminal procedural law and describe the development of international criminal justice.
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
4. Classify and interpret the normative framework relevant to a particular
branch of law.
5. Explain the institutes of substantive and procedural law. -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Understanding
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SKILLS
Information management skills, learning ability, use of a foreign language
in professional communication, skills of clear and intelligible oral
expression. -
LEARNING CONTENT
Teaching units:
1. Development of international criminal procedure;
2. Purpose and objectives of international criminal law and
procedure;
3. Jurisdiction of international criminal courts;
4. Sources of international criminal procedural law;
5. Subjects of international criminal proceedings; Court and Registry;
6. Prosecution, victims and witnesses in international criminal
proceedings;
7. Defendant and defense counsel in international criminal
proceedings;
8. Investigation and coercive measures before international criminal
courts;
9. Prosecution and trial before international criminal courts;
10. Evidence before international criminal courts;
11. Settlements before international criminal courts and contempt of
court;
12. Appeal and review before international criminal courts;
13. Cooperation of international criminal courts with states and
influence on national criminal proceedings;
14. Closure, residual functions and mechanisms of international
criminal courts. -
TEACHING METHODS
Lectures, guided discussion, independent reading of literature.
Find and use sources of international criminal procedural law and apply and interpret provisions.
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
6. Apply appropriate legal terminology (in Croatian and one foreign
language) in clear and reasoned oral and written expression.
7. Use information technology and legal databases (eg legislation, case
law, legal journals and other e-resources). -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Application
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SKILLS
Information management skills, learning ability, use of a foreign language
in professional communication, research skills. -
LEARNING CONTENT
Teaching units:
1. Development of international criminal procedure;
2. Jurisdiction of international criminal courts;
3. Sources of international criminal procedural law;
4. Subjects of international criminal proceedings; Court and Registry;
5. Prosecution, victims and witnesses in international criminal
proceedings;
6. Defendant and defense counsel in international criminal
proceedings;
7. Investigation and coercive measures before international criminal
courts;
8. Prosecution and trial before international criminal courts;
9. Evidence before international criminal courts;
10. Settlements before international criminal courts and contempt of
court;
11. Appeal and review before international criminal courts;
12. Cooperation of international criminal courts with states and
influence on national criminal proceedings;
13. Closure, residual functions and mechanisms of international
criminal courts. -
TEACHING METHODS
Lectures, guided discussion, independent reading of literature.
Distinguish and categorize courts according to their characteristics and compare the procedural rules of international courts with each other and with the rules of national legal systems.
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
9. Analyze various aspects of the legal system of the Republic of Croatia,
including a comparative perspective.
11. Analyze relevant case law. -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Analysis
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SKILLS
Information management skills, problem-solving ability, critique and selfcriticism ability, learning ability, use of a foreign language in professional
communication. -
LEARNING CONTENT
Lectures, guided discussion, problem solving, independent reading of
literature. -
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching units:
1. Development of international criminal procedure;
2. Jurisdiction of international criminal courts;
3. Sources of international criminal procedural law;
4. Subjects of international criminal proceedings; Court and Registry;
5. Prosecution, victims and witnesses in international criminal
proceedings;
6. Defendant and defense counsel in international criminal
proceedings;
7. Investigation and coercive measures before international criminal
courts;
8. Prosecution and trial before international criminal courts;
9. Evidence before international criminal courts;
10. Settlements before international criminal courts and contempt of
court;
11. Appeal and review before international criminal courts;
12. Cooperation of international criminal courts with states and
influence on national criminal proceedings;
13. Closure, residual functions and mechanisms of international
criminal courts.
Assess the compliance of the rules of international criminal procedure law with international and regional standards for the protection of human rights in criminal proceedings.
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
12. Evaluate legal institutes and principles in their development dimension
and in relation to the modern legal system.
14. Compare different judicial systems. -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Evaluation
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SKILLS
Information management skills, problem-solving ability, critique and selfcriticism ability, learning ability, use of a foreign language in professional
communication. -
LEARNING CONTENT
Teaching units:
1. Development of international criminal procedure;
2. Sources of international criminal procedural law;
3. Subjects of international criminal proceedings; Court and Registry;
4. Prosecution, victims and witnesses in international criminal
proceedings;
5. Defendant and defense counsel in international criminal
proceedings;
6. Investigation and coercive measures before international criminal
courts;
7. Prosecution and trial before international criminal courts;
8. Evidence before international criminal courts;
9. Settlements before international criminal courts and contempt of
court;
10. Appeal and review before international criminal courts;
11. Cooperation of international criminal courts with states and
influence on national criminal proceedings. -
TEACHING METHODS
Lectures, guided discussion, student debate, independent reading of
literature.
Prepare and conduct research on a selected topic of international criminal procedural law and present the results of the research.
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
13. Combine legal institutes and principles of the modern legal system.
18. Conduct empirical or legal and interdisciplinary research.
20. Independently plan and present or / and in a team create legal
projects or actions in legal proceedings. -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Creation/synthesis
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SKILLS
Ability to manage information, ability to critique and self-criticize, ability
to create new ideas, research skills, use of foreign language in professional
communication, presentation and communication skills. -
LEARNING CONTENT
Preparation and implementation of research on the selected topic and
presentation of results. -
TEACHING METHODS
Making a practical task, demonstration of a practical task, student debate,
independent reading of literature.