Working in cooperation with the Irish Centre for Human Rights (ICHR), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), USIP launched the Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice Project in 2001. The model codes are being published in a three volume series. This book below, the first volume, was published in September 2007 and contains the Model Criminal Code and its accompanying commentaries. To look inside the book, click on the pdf file links below. This first volume is also available for sale from the USIP Press.

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Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice - Volume 1

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Foreword - Louise Arbour and Antonio Maria Costa
• Preface - Neil Kritz and William Schabas
• Acknowledgments
• Editors
• Contributors
• Introduction
• Users Guide
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Model Codes Project: A Response to Post-Conflict Criminal Law Needs
  • Chapter 2: Potential Uses of the Model Codes in a Criminal Law Reform Process
  • Chapter 3: A Synopsis of the Model Criminal Code
  • Chapter 4: Guiding Principles for the Criminal Law Reform Process
• Part I: General Part
  • Definitions
  • Fundamental Principles
  • Jurisdiction
  • Ne Bis in Idem
  • Statutory Limitations
  • Time and Place of Commission of a Criminal Offense
  • Criminal Offense, Criminal Responsibility, and Commission of a Criminal Offense
  • Criminal Responsibility of Legal Persons
  • Justification and Excusal of Criminal Responsibility
  • Criminal Attempt
  • Participation in a Criminal Offense
  • Penalties
  • Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime and Property
  • Dispositions Applicable to Juveniles and Adults on Trial for Criminal Offenses Committed as Juveniles
• Part II: Special Part
  • Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, and War Crimes
  • Offenses against Life and Limb
  • Sexual Offenses
  • Offenses against the Rights of Persons
  • Offenses against Children
  • Property Offenses
  • Economic Offenses
  • Organized Crime Offenses
  • Corruption Offenses
  • Corruption-Related Offenses and Other Offenses Involving a Public Official
  • Offenses against the State, Public Safety, and Security
  • Offenses against United Nations and Associated Personnel
  • Offenses Involving Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Weapons
  • Drugs Offenses
  • Election Offenses
  • Cybercrime Offenses
  • Offenses against the Administration of Justice
• Annexes
• Further Reading and Resources
• Index