edited by Dominic McGoldrick, Peter Rowe, and Eric Donnelly.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Portland, Or. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Hart Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xviii, 498 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Studies in international law ;
Volume Designation
v. 5
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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 the Permanent International Criminal Court. Detailed consideration is given to the history of war crimes trials and their place in the system of international law, the legal and political significance of a permanent ICC, the legality and legitimacy of war crimes trials, the tensions and conflicts invo.