The Law and Practice of the International Criminal Court

by Stahn, Carsten

• ISBN13: 9780198705161
• ISBN10: 0198705166
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-07-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Carsten Stahn, Professor of International Criminal Law and Global Justice, Leiden University

Carsten Stahn is Professor of International Criminal Law and Global Justice at Leiden University and Program Director of the Grotius Centre. He is the author of The Law and Practice of International Territorial Administration: Versailles to Iraq and Beyond. He has published articles on international criminal law and transitional justice in leading international journals (American Journal of International Law, European Journal of International Law, Journal of International Criminal Justice, Harvard International Law Journal), and edited several collections of essays in the field.

Table of Contents

The ICC at Ten: Achievements and Challenges in Perspective, Judge Sang-Hyun Song
Introduction, Carsten Stahn
Part 1: Context, Challenges, and Constraints
1. The ICC and 'Double Standards' of International Justice, Richard Dicker
2. The ICC and the Politics of Conflict, Leslie Vinjamuri
3. The ICC and the African Union, Anton Du Plessis & Ottilia Anna Maunganidze
4. Funding the Court, Stuart Ford
5. The ICC and Oversight by the Assembly of States Parties, Jonathan O'Donohue
Part 2: The Relationship to Domestic Jurisdictions
6. Jurisdictional Scope of Situations, Rod Rastan
7. Ad hoc Declarations of Acceptance of Jurisdiction, Mohamed M El Zeidy
8. Self-Referrals, Harmen van der Wilt
9. Admissibility Challenges Before the ICC, Carsten Stahn
10. The International Criminal Court and its Relationship to Non-States Parties, Robert Cryer
11. State Cooperation and Immunities, Dov Jacobs
Part 3: Prosecutorial Policy and Practice
12. Making the Most of Preliminary Examinations, Paul Seils
13. ICC Investigations, Susana SaCouto
14. The Office of the Prosecutor and the Selection of Situations and Cases, Fabricio Guariglia
15. Selecting Cases and Charging Crimes, William Schabas
16. Accountability of International Prosecutors, Jenia Iontcheva Turner
Part 4: The ICC and Its Applicable Law
17. The ICC and the Treatment of Sources of Law under Article 21, Gilbert Bitti
18. The ICC and Treaty Interpretation, Joseph Powderly
19. Theorizing Modes of Liability Under Article 25, Elies van Sliedregt
20. The ICC and Co-Perpetration, Jens David Ohlin
21. Indirect Perpetration, Thomas Weigend
22. Other Forms of Liability, Hector Olasolo
23. The ICC and JCE: What Contribution is Required Under Article 25 (3)(d)?, Kai Ambos
24. Superior Responsibility Under Article 28, Alejandro Kiss
25. Mental Elements, Mohamed Elewa Badar
26. Genocide, Claus Kress
27. Three Concepts of Crimes Against Humanity, Darryl Robinson
28. Charging War Crimes: Policy and Prognosis, Michael Newton
29. The Crime of Aggression, Roger S Clark
30. Charging Sexual and Gender-based violence, Niamh Hayes
31. Cumulative Charges and Cumulative Convictions, Carl-Friedrich Stuckenberg
Part 5: Fairness and Expeditiousness Of ICC Proceedings
32. The Role of the Pre-Trial Chamber, Simon De Smet
33. Confirmation of Charges, Ekkehard Withopf
34. Trial Procedures, Hakan Friman
35. Sentencing Theory and Practice, Margaret deGuzman
36. Appeals Procedure, Volker Nerlich
37. Legal Qualification of Facts under Regulation 55, Kevin Heller
38. Evidence and Disclosure - A Defence Perspective, Karim Khan QC
39. Evidence and Disclosure - A Prosecutorial Perspective, Alex Whiting
40. The ICC and the Protection of Witnesses, Markus Eikel
41. Victim Participation in the Practice of the ICC, Sergey Vasiliev
42. Reparations Before the ICC: Issues and Challenges, Conor McCarthy
Part 6: Impact, 'Legacy', and Lessons Learned
43. Deterrence and the ICC, Nick Grono & Anna de Courcy Wheeler
44. Complementarity and 'Legacy', Elizabeth Evenson
45. Living Legacy: What Has Been Learned About the Practice of Strengthening Domestic Investigative and Prosecutorial Capacity?, Andrew Cayley QC
Conclusion, Carsten Stahn