International Criminal Law and International Crimes

This paper outlines the underlying concepts, statutory elements, and characteristics of the socalled
core international crimes (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of
aggression) and terrorist crimes. The core international crimes, the act of terrorism, and criminal
offenses regarding terrorism are subject to international criminal law. Libraries could be filled with
literature on the concept of international criminal law; however, it suffices to refer to the fact that
international criminal law is a relatively young area of law that emerged at the boundaries of public
international and domestic law. International criminal law cannot be considered a separate branch
of law but rather a body of law created by the functional interaction of several branches or areas of
law (international, criminal, and constitutional law). This study employs the comparative perspective
to address the statutory definitions of the noted crimes and examines the legal way to implement
the international requirements by the relevant national laws.

KEYWORDS: international core crimes, terrorism, international criminal law, criminal offenses related to terrorism, European criminal law