International cooperation in matters of criminal law has risen dramatically in recent years, both as a response to the rise of cross-border crime and terrorism and through the development of supranational institutions (particularly the European Union).
The LLM in International Criminal Justice details and examines the impact of these developments, asking whether international cooperation leads to an effective and even application of justice and a coherent body of law. Students study the theory of criminal justice systems, the development of international criminal law, procedures and institutions, the impact of human rights law as well as methods of law enforcement, punishment and the more traditional sociological and psychological theories of criminal behaviour. |