Introduction to International Criminal Justice

An Edited Collection on International Crime and Justice (ICJ). ICJ is a new field that covers crime and justice from a global perspective. It encompasses comparative studies of crime and justice, but covers a much broader set of topics, including:

• International crimes including genocide, war crimes, terrorism, and crimes against humanity such as enslavement, torture, forced pregnancy, and sterilization.

• Transnational crimes including money laundering, computer hacking, and trafficking in humans and commodities (such as drugs, arts, firearms).

• Organized crime’s involvement in local and transnational crime.

• Human rights issues.

• International criminal law and international relations.

• International law enforcement and criminal justice..

• Rules of procedure and evidence of the International Criminal Court.

• The role of the United Nations and other international agencies in preventing crime and establishing criminal justice standards.