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A fifth edition introduction to the law and practice of the International Criminal Court since it became fully operational.
List of contents
1. Creation of the Court; 2. The Court becomes operational; 3. Jurisdiction; 4. Triggering the jurisdiction; 5. Admissibility; 6. General principles of criminal law; 7. Investigation and pre-trial procedure; 8. Trial and appeal; 9. Punishment; 10. Victims of crimes and their concerns; 11. Structure and administration of the Court; Appendices: Appendix 1. Rome Statute; Appendix 2. States parties and signatories; Appendix 3. Declarations and reservations; Appendix 4. Objections.
About the author
William A. Schabas OC MRIA is Professor of International Law at Middlesex University, London, and Professor of International Criminal Law and Human Rights at Leiden University. His numerous publications include Genocide in International Law: The Crime of Crimes, 2nd edition (Cambridge, 2009), The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law, 3rd edition (Cambridge, 2002), The UN International Criminal Tribunals: The Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone (Cambridge, 2006), The International Criminal Court: A Commentary on the Rome Statute (2010), Unimaginable Atrocities: Justice, Politics, and Rights at the War Crimes Tribunals (2012), The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Travaux Préparatoires (Cambridge, 2013), The European Convention on Human Rights: A Commentary (2015) and The Cambridge Companion to International Criminal Law (Cambridge, 2016).
Summary
Written by a leading commentator, this book is an authoritative and up-to-date introduction to the legal issues involved in the creation and operation of the Court since it became fully operational. The book's accessible language will appeal to students of international criminal law.
