Sources of International Criminal Law

Academic Paper from the year 2012 in the subject Law - European and International Law Intellectual Properties grade: A University of Wroclaw language: English abstract: The sources if international criminal law are diverse frequently not immediately obvious and complicated by a number of different factors. This makes the mission of identifying and applying international criminal law particularly difficult needing a lot of effort and energy. Thus it is important to identify the sources of international criminal law in order to determine what weight should actually be attached to international treaties international custom documents materials and judicial decisions which are commonly referred to in the context of individual criminal responsibility in international law.