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There are some circumstances in which individuals can be held criminally responsible for launching unlawful wars. This book is a historical and legal study of this notion, examining how the law has developed and critically assessing the recent changes incorporating aggression into the Rome Statute of the ICC.
List of contents
1 The Crime of Aggression from Versailles to the London Conference; 2 Crimes Against Peace before the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals; 3 The Crime of Aggression in the Era of the United Nations; 4 The Crime of Aggression before Domestic Courts: The National Judge and the Protection of Peace; Concluding Remarks - The Crime of Aggression: Tilting at Windmills?
About the author
Since June 2010, Cristina Villarino Villa has served as Associate Legal Officer at the International Court of Justice where she works as a legal assistant for the Vice-President of the Court. Between November 2008 and May 2010, she served as Associate Protection Officer with the Division of International Protection at UNHCR in Geneva. She holds a Ph. D in public international law from the European University Institute, a Masters in Laws (LL. M) from Yale Law School, and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of Barcelona. She wrote her PhD on the crime of aggression under the supervision of Professor Pierre-Marie Dupuy. Dr Villarino Villa was a member of the Spanish diplomatic delegation to the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court in 2002 and to the 2nd and 3rd Assemblies of States Parties to the Rome Statute in 2003.
Summary
There are some circumstances in which individuals can be held criminally responsible for launching unlawful wars. This book is a historical and legal study of this notion, examining how the law has developed and critically assessing the recent changes incorporating aggression into the Rome Statute of the ICC.
