An introduction to the International Criminal Court / William A. Schabas.
2011
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Author
Title
An introduction to the International Criminal Court / William A. Schabas.
Published
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Call Number
KZ6310 .S33 2011
Edition
Fourth edition.
ISBN
9780521767507 (hbk.)
0521767504 (hbk.)
9780521151955 (pbk.)
0521151953 (pbk.)
0521767504 (hbk.)
9780521151955 (pbk.)
0521151953 (pbk.)
Description
xiv, 579 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)665137331
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-552) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
ix
List of abbreviations
xiv
1.
Creation of the Court
1
The Nuremberg and Tokyo trials
5
The International Law Commission
8
The ad hoc tribunals
11
Drafting of the Rome Statute
16
2.
The Court becomes operational
23
The rise and fall of United States opposition
25
Developing a prosecution strategy
34
Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army
39
Civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
44
Darfur referred by the Security Council
49
Central African Republic
55
Kenya's post-electoral violence
56
Other situations
56
3.
Jurisdiction
62
Temporal (ratione temporis) jurisdiction
69
Personal (ratione personae) jurisdiction
76
Territorial (ratione loci) jurisdiction
81
Acceptance of jurisdiction by a non-party State
84
Subject-matter (ratione materiae) jurisdiction
88
Genocide
99
Crimes against humanity
107
War crimes
122
The crime of aggression
146
Other offences
155
4.
Triggering the jurisdiction
157
State Party referral
159
Security Council referral
168
Proprio motu authority of the Prosecutor
176
Security Council deferral
182
5.
Admissibility
187
Complementarity
190
Gravity
200
Ne bis in idem
203
6.
General principles of criminal law
206
Sources of law
206
Interpreting the Rome Statute
213
Presumption of innocence
216
Rights of the accused
219
Individual criminal responsibility
224
Responsibility of commanders and other superiors
231
Mens rea or mental element
235
Defences
238
Statutory limitation
247
7.
Investigation and pre-trial procedure
249
Initiation of an investigation
252
Investigation
261
Arrest and surrender
272
Appearance before the Court and interim release
284
Confirmation hearing
288
Rulings on jurisdiction and admissibility
294
Preparation for trial
298
8.
Trial and appeal
302
Presence at trial
304
Defence and right to counsel
308
Guilty plea procedure
310
Evidence
311
Decision
319
Sentencing procedure
322
Appeal and revision
324
9.
Punishment
331
Available penalties
336
Enforcement
339
10.
Victims of crimes and their concerns
342
Victim participation in proceedings
347
Protective measures
358
Reparations for victims
361
Institutions for victims
363
11.
Structure and administration of the Court
369
Headquarters in The Hague
369
Relationship with the United Nations
371
The Presidency
371
The Chambers
372
Office of the Prosecutor
377
The Registry
383
Coordination Council
383
Advisory Committee on Legal Texts
384
Detention Unit
384
Outreach
385
Defence bar
386
Assembly of States Parties
389
Review Conference
390
Friends of the Court
391
Privileges and immunities
392
Languages
393
Funding
394
Settlement of disputes
395
Reservations
396
Amendment
399
Signature, ratification, approval and accession
401
Authentic texts
402
Appendices
405
Appendix 1
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
407
Appendix 2
States Parties and signatories to the Rome Statute
490
Appendix 3
Declarations and reservations
495
Appendix 4
Objections
506
Bibliography
510
Index
553