C. Tofan
Pages: 683 pages
Shipping Weight: 1000 gram
Published: 07-2009
Publisher: WLP
Language: US
ISBN (softcover) : 18753124

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The United Nations called for the establishment of an international court a half-century ago, and many tribunals — including the one in Nuremberg after World War II — were to become the predecessors of the ICC. This is one of the most important human rights developments since establishment of the United Nations itself. Having a uniform approach to prosecuting crimes against humanity means that there is greater potential to ensure equal justice for all and consistency in how international law is applied. Representatives of 139 countries approved the Court`s creation, showing there is agreement among a growing majority of nations on how to go after the Pol Pots of the world.

This publication acknowledges the International Criminal Court as one of the most important international legal institutes that carry out universal standards concerning human rights. It provides the reader with a broad range of vital legal information for those interested in the history, background, cases, trials and legal proceedings of the International Criminal Court.

Therefore, this publication is highly valuable in any internationally orientated legal collection.

C. Tofan
Shipping Weight: 900 gram
Published: 07-2008
Publisher: WLP
Language: US
ISBN (softcover) : 9789058871002

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This 2-volume collection contains a historical documentation about the ICC with the goal of getting a general idea of how the Court was established and the reasons that led to its establishment. It also presents the structure of the Court, its jurisdiction and admissibility and how the Court works.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, named after the place where it was adopted (Rome, Italy) on 17 July 1998 by the United Nations Diplomatic COnference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court. The Rome Statute is an international treaty, binding only on those States that formally express their consent to be bound by its provisions. These States then become "Parties" to the Statute. In accordance with its terms, the Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002, once 60 States had become Parties. In total, 105 States have become Parties to the Statute.

Following the adoption of the Rome Statute, the United Nations convened the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court. As with the Rome Conference, all States were invited to participate in the Preparatory Commission. Among its achievements, the Preparatory Commission reached consensus on the Rules of Procedure and Evidence and the Elements of Crimes. These two text were subsequently adopted by the Assembly of States Parties. Together with the Rome Statute and the Regulations of the Court adopted by the judges, they comprise the Court`s basic legal texts, setting out its structure, jurisdiction and functions. The ICC is an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

C. Tofan, WJ van der Wolf
Pages: 996 pages
Shipping Weight: 1300 gram
Published: 07-2009
Publisher: WLP
Language: US
ISBN (softcover) : 9789058504814

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This 2-volume collection contains a historical documentation about the ICC with the goal of getting a general idea of how the Court was established and the reasons that led to its establishment. It also presents the structure of the Court, its jurisdiction and admissibility and how the Court works.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, named after the place where it was adopted (Rome, Italy) on 17 July 1998 by the United Nations Diplomatic COnference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court. The Rome Statute is an international treaty, binding only on those States that formally express their consent to be bound by its provisions. These States then become "Parties" to the Statute. In accordance with its terms, the Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002, once 60 States had become Parties. In total, 105 States have become Parties to the Statute.

Following the adoption of the Rome Statute, the United Nations convened the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court. As with the Rome Conference, all States were invited to participate in the Preparatory Commission. Among its achievements, the Preparatory Commission reached consensus on the Rules of Procedure and Evidence and the Elements of Crimes. These two text were subsequently adopted by the Assembly of States Parties. Together with the Rome Statute and the Regulations of the Court adopted by the judges, they comprise the Court`s basic legal texts, setting out its structure, jurisdiction and functions. The ICC is an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Prosecution of Pirates Operating off the Somali Coast
M.J. Middelburg
Pages: 114 pages
Shipping Weight: 450 gram
Published: 03-2011
Publisher: WLP
Language: US
ISBN (softcover) : 9789058506344

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Piracy off the Somali coast has flourished since the Somali government collapsed in 1991. Somali pirates have been demanding million-dollar ransoms for the release of hostages, ships and cargoes. Naval ships patrolling in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean frequently capture pirates, but more than 90 per cent of the captured pirates have been released without facing trial.

This book examines Somali piracy and focuses on five possibilities for prosecution (i.e. prosecution in Somalia, the ICC, the flag State, third countries and an international piracy tribunal) of suspected Somali pirates within the framework of international law. The aim of this study is to paint a picture of the most preferable way to proceed on the prosecution of Somali pirates, in order to combat the international crime of piracy and to find a solution for impunity at national and international level.   

Annemarie Middelburg graduated cum laude in July 2010 with this master thesis. She completed the master International and European Public Law with a specialization in human rights law at Tilburg University. She is currently a research master student at Tilburg University.

A brief history of the ICC
C. Tofan (ed.)
Pages: 587 pages
Shipping Weight: 600 gram
Published: 07-2011
Publisher: WLP
Language: US
ISBN (softcover) : 9789058871138

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The history of the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) spans over more than a century. The “road to Rome” was a long and often contentious one. While efforts to create a global criminal court can be traced back to the early 19th century, the story began in earnest in 1872 with Gustav Moynier – one of the founders of the International Committee of the Red Cross – who proposed a permanent court in response to the crimes of the Franco-Prussian War. In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Genocide Convention in which it called for criminals to be tried “by such international penal tribunals as may have jurisdiction”.In June 1989, motivated in part by an effort to combat drug trafficking, Trinidad and Tobago resurrected a pre-existing proposal for the establishment of an ICC and the UN GA asked that the ILC resume its work on drafting a statute. The conflicts in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia as well as in Rwanda in the early 1990s and the mass commission of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide led the UN Security Council to establish two separate temporary ad hoc tribunals to hold individuals accountable for these atrocities, further highlighting the need for a permanent international criminal court.

In 1994, the ILC presented its final draft statute for an ICC to the UN GA and recommended that a conference of plenipotentiaries be convened to negotiate a treaty and enact the Statute. To consider major substantive issues in the draft statute, the General Assembly established the Ad Hoc Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, which met twice in 1995.

Based on the Preparatory Committee’s draft, the UNGA decided to convene the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an ICC at its fifty-second session to “finalize and adopt a convention on the establishment” of an ICC. The “Rome Conference” took place from 15 June to 17 July 1998 in Rome, Italy, with 160 countries participating in the negotiations and the NGO Coalition closely monitoring these discussions, distributing information worldwide on developments, and facilitating the participation and parallel activities of more than 200 NGOs.

The Preparatory Commission (PrepCom) was charged with completing the establishment and smooth functioning of the Court by negotiating complementary documents, including the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, the Elements of Crimes, the Relationship Agreement between the Court and the United Nations, the Financial Regulations, the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the Court. On 11 April 2002, the 60th ratification necessary to trigger the entry into force of the Rome Statute was deposited by several states in conjunction. The treaty entered into force on 1 July 2002. The Court recently started prosecuting several accused and in 2010 the first review conference was held.

This book describes the history of the ICC and presents the most important legal documents that let to the establishment of this remarcable institute.