Antonio Cassese, Paola Gaeta and Mr John R.W.D. Jones
The International Criminal Court (ICC) officially came into existence in July 2002 following the 60th ratification of the Rome Statute, heralding a new era for the effective prosecution and punishment of serious violations of international humanitarian law - genocide, war crimes and crimes
against humanity.
This two volume Commentary takes a thematic look at the whole of international criminal law, appraising the contributions of international tribunals such as the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals and the ad hoc Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, as well as those of
national courts. It re-examines the case law developed by these courts and tribunals, establishes to what extent the Rome Statute codifies this body of law or instead departs from it, and makes a critical assessment of the Statute as a viable working tool for international criminal justice. A third
volume contains the texts of the Statute, the Rules of Procedure and Evidence and Elements of Crimes.
Written by an outstanding international team of experts under the general editorship of Antonio Cassese, Paola Gaeta, and John R.W.D. Jones, this timely companion to the burgeoning
field of international criminal law will be of interest to international legal scholars, practitioners and judges, and to all those who are interested in the administration of international justice and the workings of international institutions.
Antonio Cassese is the Editor of the
Journal of International Criminal Justice. To read sample articles from the journal visit: www.jicj.oupjournals.org
Volume I: 1. The Path to Rome and Beyond
1. Antonio Cassese: From Nuremburg to Rome: From Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals to the International Criminal Court
2. The Drafting History and Further Developments
James Crawford: 2.1 The Work of the International Law
Commission
Adriaan Bos: 2.2 From the International Law Commission to the Rome Conference (1994 - 1998)
Philippe Kirsch, QC and Darryl Robinson: 2.3 Reaching Agreement at the Rome Conference
Philippe Kirsch, QC, and Valerie Oosterveld: 2.4 The Post-Rome Conference Preparatory
Commission
William R. Pace and Jennifer Schense: 2.5 The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations
3. Alain Pellet: Entry into Force and Amendment of the Statute
2. Structure of the ICC
4. The Court
Adriaan Bos: 4.1 Seat of the Court
Francesca Martines: 4.2 Legal Status
and Powers of the Court
Luigi Condorelli and Santiago Villalpando: 4.3 Relationship of the Court with the United Nations
John R. W. D. Jones: 4.4 Composition of the Court
5. John R. W. D. Jones: The Office of the Prosecutor
6. John R. W. D. Jones: The Registry and Staff
7. John
R. W. D. Jones: Duties of Officials
8. Herve Ascensio: Privileges and Immunities
9. Adriaan Bos: Assembly of States Parties
10. Mahnoush Arsanjani: Financing
3. Jurisdiction
11. Jurisdiction ratione materiae (Subject-Matter Jurisdiction)
Antonio Cassese: 11.1
Genocide
Antonio Cassese: 11.2 Crimes Against Humanity
Michael Bothe: 11.3 War Crimes
Giorgio Gaja: 11.4 The Long Journey Towards Repressing Aggression
Mauro Politi: 11.5 Elements of the Crimes
Susanne Walther: 11.6 Cumulation of Offences
Patrick Robinson: 11.7 The Missing
Crimes
12. Micaela Frulli: Jurisdiction ratione personae
13. Stephane Bourgon: Jurisdiction ratione temporis
14. Stephane Bourgon: Jurisdiction ratione loci
15. Santiago Villalpando and Luigi Condorelli: Can the Security Council Extend the ICC's Jurisdiction?
16. Hans-Peter Kaul:
Preconditions to the Exercise of Jurisdiction
17. `Trigger Mechanisms'
Philippe Kirsch QC and Darryl Robinson: 17.1 Referral by State Parties
Luigi Condorelli and Santiago Villalpando: 17.2 Referral and Deferral by the Security Council
Philippe Kirsch and Darryl Robinson: 17.3
Initiation of Proceedings by the Prosecutor
18. Issues of Admissibility and Jurisdiction
John T. Holmes: 18.1 Complementarity: National Courts versus the ICC
Michael Bohlander: 18.2 Possible Conflicts of Jurisdiction with Ad Hoc International Tribunals
John Dugard: 18.3 Possible
Conflicts of Jurisdiction with Truth Commissions
Christine van den Wyngaert and Tom Ongena: 18.4 Ne bis in idem Principle, including the Issue of Amnesty
4.General Principles of International Criminal Law
19. Susan Lamb: Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege in International
Criminal Law
20. Albin Eser: Individual Criminal Responsibility
21. Kai Ambos: Superior Responsibility
22. Christine van den Wyngaert and John Dugard: Non-applicability of Statute of Limitations
23. Albin Eser: Mental Elements - Mistakes of Fact and Law
24. Defences
Antonio
Cassese: 24.1 Justifications and Excuses in International Criminal Law
Andreas Zimmerman: 24.2 Superior Orders
Paola Gaeta: 24Official Capacity and Immunities
Kai Ambos: .3 Other Grounds for Excluding Criminal Responsibility
Volume II: 5. The Statute and General International
Law
25. Alain Pellet: Applicable Law
26. Pierre Marie Dupuy: International Criminal Responsibility of the Individual and International Responsibility of the State
27. Mohamed Bennouna: The Statute's Rules on Crimes and Existing or Developing International Law
6. International
Criminal Proceedings
28. Fabricio Guariglia: The Rules of Procedure and Evidence - An Overview
29. Investigation
Giuliano Turone: 29.1 Powers and Duties of the Prosecutor
Salvatore Zappala: 29.2 Rights of Persons During an Investigation
30. Pre-Trial Proceedings
Olivier
Fourmy: 30.1 Powers of the Pre-Trial Chambers
Michele Marchesiello: 30.2 Proceedings Before the Pre-Trial Chamber
Bert Swart: 30.3 Arrest Proceedings in the Custodial State
31. Trial Proceedings
Frank Terrier: 31.1 Powers of the Trial Chamber
Frank Terrier: 31.2 Proceedings
before the Trial Chamber
Salvatore Zappala: 31.3 The Rights of the Accused
John R. W. D. Jones: 31.4 Protection of Victims and Witnesses
Peter Malanczuk: 31.5 Protection of National Security Interests
32. Claude Jorda and Jerome de Hemptinne: The Status and Role of the Victim
33.
Steven Kay QC and Bert Swart: The Role of the Defence
34. Alphons Orie: Accusatorial versus Inquisitorial Approach in International Criminal Proceedings
35. William A. Schabas: Penalties
36. Robert Roth and Marc Henzelin: The Appeal Procedure of the ICC
37. Anne-Marie La Rosa:
Revision Procedure under the ICC Statute
38. Salvatore Zappala': Compensation to an Arrested or Convicted Person
7. International Cooperation and Judicial Assistance
39. Bert Swart: General Problems
40. Annalisa Ciampi: The Obligation to Cooperate
41. Bert Swart: Arrest and
Surrender
42. Annalisa Ciampi: Other Forms of Cooperation
8. Enforcement
43. Claus Kress and Goran Sluiter: Preliminary Remarks
44. Claus Kress and Goran Sluiter: Imprisonment
45. Claus Kress and Goran Sluiter: Fines and Forfeiture Orders
9. Application and Impact
of the Rome Statute
46. Alain Pellet: Settlement of Disputes
47. Darryl Robinson: The Rome Statute and its Impact on National Law
48. Gennady M. Danilenko: ICC Statute and Third States
10.Final Analysis and Suggestions
49. The Board of Editors: The Rome Statute: A
Tentative Assessment
50. Mireille Delmas-Marty: The ICC and the Interaction of International and National Legal Systems
51. Robert Badinter: International Criminal Justice: From Dusk to Dawn
Materials Volume
The Text of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal
Court
Rules of Procedure and Evidence
Elements of the Crimes
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Judge Antonio Cassese is Professor of International Law at Florence University, Former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and former Presiding Judge of Trial Chamber II, member of the Institut de droit international. Paola Gaeta is Associate Professor
of International Law, Florence University John R.W.D. Jones is a Barrister at Charter Chambers, London
