Chapter headings: Methodology for Determining a Uniform System of International Criminal Law Defences; International Criminal Law Defences Originating from Customary International Law; International Criminal Law Defences Originating From Comparative Criminal Law; Individual and Institutional Command responsibility and the International Regulation of Armed Conflicts; International Criminal Law Defences and the International Regulation of Armed Conflicts; Self-Defence by States and Individuals in the Law of War; Contemporary and New Technical Issues of International Criminal Law Defences; A New Concept of International Due Process.