This is an important book. Antonio Coco inquires into a topic that is both, highly complex (as a matter of criminal law doctrine), and largely unexplored (as a matter of international law). He presents a masterly composed study that integrates theoretical, comparative, and international perspectives on the mistake of law. A must-read for everyone who seriously wants to comprehend the general principles of international criminal law.
Antonio Coco is a Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Essex. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford). Previously, Antonio was a Departmental Lecturer in Public International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, and a Junior Research Fellow at St. Peter's College, Oxford. Antonio holds a PhD in Law from the University of Geneva, an LL.M. in
International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy, and a master's degree in Law from the University of Catania.