Full Description
The creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 1998 represented an important step in the international effort to repress genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. As there has been enormous scholarly discussion of the ICC, it is difficult and time-consuming to obtain the best writing on the subject. This volume collects the foremost analyses of each part of the ICC to form a convenient reference tool for all those wishing to understand perhaps the most important legal development of the past two decades.
Contents
The International Criminal Court(1998), The birth of the International Criminal Court: The 1998 Rome conference; Antonio Cassese (1999), The statute of the International Criminal Court: some preliminary reflections; William A. Schabas (2001), The International Criminal Court: The secret of its success. The Substantive Law of the International Criminal Court: William A. Schabas (2001), The Jelisic case and the Mens Rea of the crime of genocide, Otto Triffterer (2001), Genocide: its particular intent to destroy in whole or in part the group as such; Darryl Robinson (1999) Defining "Crimes against Humanity" at the Rome conference; Thomas Gradizky (1999), War crime issues before the Rome diplomatic conference on the establishment of an International criminal court; Kai Ambos (1999), General principles of criminal law in the Rome statute; Charles Garraway (1999), Superior orders and the International Criminal Court: justice delivered or justice denied. Jurisdiction And Admissibility: Hans-Peter Kaul and Claus Kress (1999), Jurisdiction and cooperation in the statute of the International Criminal Court: principles and compromises; Dapo Akande (2003), The jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over nationals of non-parties: legal basis and limits; John T. Holmes (2002), Complementarity: National courts versus the ICC; Operation of the court: Goran Sluiter (2003), The surrender of war criminals to the International Criminal Court; Steffen Wirth (2001), Immunities, related problems, and Article 98 of the Rome statute; Morten Bergsmo (2000), Occasional remarks on certain State concerns about the jurisdictional reach of the International Criminal Court, and their possible implications for the relationship between the Court and the Security Council; Silvia A. Fernandez de Gurmendi and Hakan Friman (2000), The rules of procedure and evidence of the International Criminal Court. Perspectives on the Future: Michael P. Scharf (1999), The amnesty exception to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court; John R. Bolton (2000-2001), The risks and the weaknesses of the International Criminal Court from America's perspective; David P. Forsythe (2002), The United States and international criminal justice; Robert Cryer and Nigel D. White (2002), The Security Council and the International Criminal Court: who's feeling threatened?; Index.
