The short course on International Criminal Law (ICL) will examine select issues and current problems in international criminal law. This course will address the history and development of the international criminal justice, with a special emphasis on the Ad Hoc International Tribunals and the International Criminal Court (ICC). The course will give an overview of the elements of the substantive international crimes: War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, and Aggression. The course will pay special attention to the argument regarding some current issues under discussion at the United Nations related to the criminal justice, such as the Security Council’s relationship to the International Criminal Court, the application of the principle of universal jurisdiction, and the concept of responsibility to protect.