The permanent International Criminal Court : legal and policy issues /

The idea of an International Criminal Court has captured the international legal imagination for over a century. In 1998 it became a reality with the adoption of the Rome Statute. This book critically examines the fundamental legal and policy issues involved in the establishment and functioning of t...

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Other Authors: McGoldrick, Dominic, Rowe, P. J. (Peter J.), Donnelly, Eric
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2004
Series:Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ; v. 5.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Criminal trials before international tribunals : legality and legitimacy / Dominic McGoldrick
  • Politics, sovereignty, remembrance / Gerry Simpson
  • Jurisdiction and admissibility issues under the ICC Statute / Iain Cameron
  • The peace and justice paradox : the International Criminal Court and the UN Security Council / Dan Sarooshi
  • The unfinished work of defining aggression : how many times must the cannonballs fly, before they are forever banned? / William A. Schabas
  • The crime of genocide / Christine Byron
  • Crimes against humanity / Timothy L.H. McCormack
  • War crimes / Peter Rowe
  • General principles of liability in international criminal law / Robert Cryer
  • Defences in international criminal law / Ilias Bantekas
  • Evidence before the ICC / Kevin R. Gray
  • Victim participation at the International Criminal Court : a triumph of hope over experience? / Emily Haslam
  • Aspects of national implementation of the Rome Statute : the United Kingdom and selected other states / David Turns
  • Political and legal responses to the ICC / Dominic McGoldrick
  • The legal and political significance of a permanent International Criminal Court / Dominic McGoldrick.