A brief history of international criminal law and International Criminal Court. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cenap Çakmak.
• Authors: Çakmak, Cenap
• Contents: A Brief History of International Criminal Law and International Criminal Court; Preface; Contents; Historical Background: Evolution of International Criminal Law, Individual Criminal Accountability, and the Idea of a Permanent International Court; A Brief Historical Survey of International Criminal Law and Individual Criminal Responsibility; Part I The Evolution of International Criminal Law: A Historical Overview; Prior to World War I; The Interwar Period; The Period Between World War II and the End of the Cold War; From the End of the Cold War to the Present; Review and Analysis Part II Forming the International Criminal Court Developments Leading to the Establishment of the ICC Prior to the Rome Conference; The Rome Conference; The Overall Situation at the Outset of the Conference: Little Hope, Much Skepticism, Many Challenges; Negotiations at the Rome Conference; Discussions on the Crimes Proposed for the Court's Jurisdiction; Debates on Inherent or Preauthorized Jurisdiction; Negotiations Over the Authorities of the Prosecutor; No Reservations, No Statute of Limitations in the Final Statute; PrepComII Sessions in Brief Part III The International Criminal Court in World Politics Introduction; Overview and Significance of the International Criminal Court (ICC); The ICC Versus National Sovereignty: Analyzing ICC's Performance as a Legal and Political Institution; Global Civil Society and the ICC; US Opposition to the ICC; Conclusion; Bibliography; Official documents; Articles; Index
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 345; 364; Criminology; International criminal law -- History; International criminal courts; Political Crimes; World history; War Crimes; Human rights; World politics; LAW / Criminal Law / General; International criminal courts; International criminal law; History -- World; Social Science -- Criminology; Political Science -- History & Theory; General & world history; War crimes; Crime & criminology; Political science & theory; Electronic books; Electronic books; History; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137567369; 1137567368
• Related ISBNs: 9781137567352
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 8, 2017).
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