This course in many respects will operate as a specialized criminal law course, undertaking an elemental analysis of international crimes as they have developed and evolved in international law, and focusing on the challenges of interpreting and applying these norms in a criminal prosecution. The jurisprudence of the various war crimes tribunals and the text of and deliberations surrounding the new ICC statute will be scrutinized with an emphasis on understanding the prosecution’s burden, available defenses, and sources of proof. In addition to the substance of international criminal law, this course will also serve as an introduction to international legal reasoning and law-making.