Crime of Aggression Under the Rome Statute of the International - Criminal Cour

"At 12.17am on 12 June 2010 the Review Conference of the Rome Statute (Review Conference) adopted a resolution annexing provisions on the crime of aggression, making it a crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute) to plan, prepare, initiate or execute the most serious forms of the illegal use of inter-State armed force"--

List of contents

1. The crime of aggression under the Rome statute of the international criminal court: an introduction; 2. Criminalising aggression; 3. An act of aggression: by any other name; 4. The elevation of acts of aggression to the state act element of the crime of aggression; 5. The individual conduct elements of the crime; 6. The court's jurisdiction over the crime of aggression; 7. 2017 and beyond; Index.

About the author

Carrie McDougall is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne. Previously, she worked at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, serving first as Assistant Director of the International Law Section, then as the Legal Adviser at Australia's Mission to the United Nations.

Summary

Provides a comprehensively updated guide to the crime of aggression. The author's intimate involvement in the crime's negotiations, combined with extensive scholarly reflection, make this book essential for academics and practitioners interested in the crime of aggression, the prohibition of the use of force, and international criminal law.

Product details

• Authors: Carrie McDougall, Carrie (University of Melbourne) Mcdougall
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781108738521
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73852-1
• No. of pages: 524
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / International, International Criminal Law, Public international law: criminal law, Criminal justice law, Criminal Procedure: Law Of Evidence