An introduction to the International Criminal Court / William A. Schabas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schabas, William, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Criminal Court.

International criminal courts--Netherlands--Hague.

International criminal courts.

Netherlands--Hague.

Physical Description:

xv, 627 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"War criminals have been prosecuted at least since the time of the ancient Greeks, and probably well before that. The idea that there is some common denominator of behaviour, even in the most extreme circumstances of brutal armed conflict, confirms beliefs drawn from philosophy and religion about some of the fundamental values of the human spirit"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Creation Of The Court

The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials

The International Law Commission

The Ad Hoc Tribunals

Drafting of the Rome Statute

2. The Court Becomes Operational

The Rise and Fall and Rise of US Opposition

The First Situations: Civil War in Central Africa

Security Council Referrals: Sudan and Libya

Post-Election Violence: Kenya and Cote d'Ivoire

Cultural Property in Mali

Civil War in Georgia

Malaise in Africa

The Future of the ICC

3. Jurisdiction

Temporal (Ratione Temporis) Jurisdiction

Personal (Ratione Personae) Jurisdiction

Territorial (Ratione Loci) Jurisdiction

Acceptance of Jurisdiction by a Non-Party State

Subject-Matter (Ratione Materiae) Jurisdiction

4. Triggering The Jurisdiction

State Party Referral

Security Council Referral

Proprio Motu Authority of the Prosecutor

Security Council Deferral

5. Admissibility

Complementarity

Gravity

6. General Principles Of Criminal Law

Sources of Law

Interpreting the Rome Statute

Presumption of Innocence

Rights of the Accused

Individual Criminal Responsibility

Responsibility of Commanders and Other Superiors

Mens Rea or Mental Element

Defences

Statutory Limitation

7. Investigation And Pre-Trial Procedure

Preliminary Examination

Initiation of an Investigation

Investigation

Arrest and Surrender

Appearance before the Court and Interim Release

Confirmation Hearing

Rulings on Jurisdiction and Admissibility

Preparation for Trial

8. Trial And Appeal

Presence at Trial

Defence and Right to Counsel

Guilty Plea Procedure

Evidence

Protective Measures for Witnesses

Decision

Sentencing Procedure

Appeal and Revision

9. Punishment

Available Penalties

Enforcement

10. Victims Of Crimes And Their Concerns

Victim Participation in Proceedings

Reparations for Victims

Institutions for Victims

11. Structure And Administration Of The Court

Headquarters in The Hague

Relationship with the United Nations

Presidency

Chambers

Office of the Prosecutor

Registry

Coordination Council

Advisory Committee on Legal Texts

Detention Unit

Outreach

Defence Bar

Assembly of States Parties

Review Conference

Friends of the Court

Privileges and Immunities

Languages

Funding

Settlement of Disputes

Reservations and Declarations

Amendment

Signature, Ratification, Approval, Accession and Withdrawal

Authentic Text

Appendices

Appendix 1 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Appendix 2 States Parties and Signatories to the Rome Statute.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Schabas, William A., An introduction to the international criminal court

ISBN:

9780521767507

0521767504

9781108727365

1108727360

OCLC:

1114282609