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  1. Punishment without a sovereign? The Ius Puniendi issue of international criminal law: a first contribution towards a consistent theory of international criminal law Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2013)
    In: Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 33(2), pp. 293-315
    International criminal law International law: philosophy Criminal law: theory
    DOI
  2. Germany Contribution
    Ambos, Kai ; Bock, Stefanie (2013)
    In: Bohlander, Michael; Reed, Alan (Eds.), Participation in crime. Domestic and comparative perspectives, Ashgate, Farnham [u.a.], (Substantive issues in criminal law, ), pp. 323-339
    Criminal law: complicity Criminal law: culpability Criminal intent Mistake (criminal law)
  3. The Fujimori judgment: a president's responsibility for crimes against humanity as indirect perpetrator by virtue of an organized power apparatus Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2011)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 9(1), pp. 137-158
    International criminal law Crimes against humanity Criminal law: complicity Executive power Offenses committed in public office Criminal procedure
    DOI
  4. Accountability for the torture memo. Prosecuting Guantanamo in Europe: can and shall the masterminds of the “torture memos” be held criminally responsible on the basis of universal jurisdiction? Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2009)
    In: Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 42(1/2), pp. 405-448
    Exterritoriality Jurisdiction International criminal law Torture Crimes against humanity
  5. May a state torture suspects to save the life of innocents? Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2008)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 6(2), pp. 261-287
    Torture Excuse (criminal law) Justification (criminal law) Defenses (criminal law) Law enforcement Criminal investigation Terrorism Duress International law Comparative law Human rights Crime prevention
    DOI
  6. Toward a universal system of crime: comments on George Fletcher’s grammar of criminal law Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2007)
    In: Cardozo Law Review, 28(6), pp. 2647-2673
    Criminal law: theory Criminal intent Criminal act Criminal law: culpability Mistake (criminal law) Comparative law International criminal law Rome Statute
  7. International core crimes, universal jurisdiction and § 153f of the German Criminal Procedure Code: a commentary on the decisions of the Federal Prosecutor General and the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court in the Abu Ghraib/Rumsfeld case Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2007)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 18(1), pp. 43-58
    International criminal law Jurisdiction Criminal procedure Law reform Prosecutorial discretion Rome Statute Judicial review
    DOI
  8. Nulla poena sine lege in international criminal law Contribution
    Ambos, Kai (2006)
    In: Haveman, Roelof (Eds.), Sentencing and sanctioning in supranational criminal law, Intersentia, Antwerpen, (Supranational criminal law. capita selecta, 4), pp. 17-35
    Criminal law: theory Legal history International criminal law Comparative law Treaties International criminal courts and tribunals European Court of Human Rights International Criminal Court (ICC) Rome Statute