Elements of War Crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Sources and Commentary

by Knut Dörmann , With contributions by Louise Doswald-Beck , Robert Kolb

• ISBN13: 9780521818520
• ISBN10: 0521818524
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780511039218
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-05
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

This commentary provides critical insight into the negotiating history that led to the adoption of the international elements of war crimes. It also presents existing jurisprudence relevant to the interpretation of the war crimes in the ICC Statute. It serves as a tool in the implementation of international humanitarian law in cases dealing with war crimes and offers practitioners (judges, prosecutors and lawyers) and academics critical information on the substance of the crimes.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Legal value of the elements of crime

3. General Introduction adopted by the PrepCom

4. Introduction to elements of war crimes listed in Art. 8 of the Rome Statute

5. Article 8 Paragraph 2 (a) ICC Statute: Grave Breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions

6. Article 8 Paragraph 2 (b) ICC Statute: Other Serious Violations of the Laws and customs Applicable in International Armed Conflict

7. Article 8 Paragraph 2 (c) ICC Statute: Violations of Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions

8. Article 8 Paragraph 2 (e) ICC Statute: Other Serious Violations of the Laws and Customs Applicable in Armed Conflicts not of an International Character

Annexes

Table of case law.