The Defence of Mistake of Law in International Criminal Law
A Study on Ignorance and Blame
Antonio Coco
The Defence of Mistake of Law in International Criminal Law
A Study on Ignorance and Blame
Antonio Coco
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Ignorance and mistake of law tend to exclude responsibility in national and international criminal law. This monograph updates the existing reviews of law and practice on the topic and focuses on the appropriateness of imposing a guilty verdict on the individual defendant.
This monograph offers an insightful theoretical account of the underexplored defence of mistake of law in international criminal law. It interrogates the ICC's omission to expressly include this defence and it invites the reader to reflect on foundational questions regarding blameworthiness and legitimacy of punishment. As such, the monograph provides compelling thoughts on the message that laws send.
This is an important book. Antonio Coco inquires into a topic that is both, highly complex (as a matter of criminal law doctrine), and largely unexplored (as a matter of international law). He presents a masterly composed study that integrates theoretical, comparative, and international perspectives on the mistake of law. A must-read for everyone who seriously wants to comprehend the general principles of international criminal law.
Antonio Coco is a Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Essex. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford). Previously, Antonio was a Departmental Lecturer in Public International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, and a Junior Research Fellow at St. Peter's College, Oxford. Antonio holds a PhD in Law from the University of Geneva, an LL.M. in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy, and a master's degree in Law from the University of Catania.
This monograph offers an insightful theoretical account of the underexplored defence of mistake of law in international criminal law. It interrogates the ICC's omission to expressly include this defence and it invites the reader to reflect on foundational questions regarding blameworthiness and legitimacy of punishment. As such, the monograph provides compelling thoughts on the message that laws send.
This is an important book. Antonio Coco inquires into a topic that is both, highly complex (as a matter of criminal law doctrine), and largely unexplored (as a matter of international law). He presents a masterly composed study that integrates theoretical, comparative, and international perspectives on the mistake of law. A must-read for everyone who seriously wants to comprehend the general principles of international criminal law.
Antonio Coco is a Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Essex. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford). Previously, Antonio was a Departmental Lecturer in Public International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, and a Junior Research Fellow at St. Peter's College, Oxford. Antonio holds a PhD in Law from the University of Geneva, an LL.M. in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy, and a master's degree in Law from the University of Catania.