Read the following article and discuss supranational courts and their roles in criminal procedure. How did the International Criminal Court come about? What is its jurisdiction and purpose? http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa 106/27/libya.war/index.html?iref=allsearch

Read the following article discussing the effectiveness of international courts What is your opinion on International courts? Are they useful? Why or why not? What other options are available? http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/26/opinion/charles- Taylor-victims/index.html?iref=allsearch

What are the different types of Supranational Courts? What are some pros and cons of the international courts? Form an opinion on whether or not International courts are useful. o http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/28/ obama.icc/index.html?iref=allsearch

Explain major tenets of the adversarial, inquisitorial, and popular (mixed) systems.

Explain the nction of "jury of your peers" and how it is or is not part of the American Criminal Justice System

What are the major differences between Common and Civil Law criminal procedure?