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This is the authoritative introduction to the International Criminal Court, fully updated in this sixth edition. The book covers the legal framework of the Court, the cases that it has heard and that are still to come, and the political debates surrounding its operation. It is written by one of the major authorities on the subject, in language accessible to non-specialists. The sixth edition brings legal references fully up to date in light of the Court's case law. Several trials have now been completed, with four convictions and a number of controversial acquittals. The book also discusses the situations that the Court is currently investigating, including Palestine, Georgia, Ukraine, Venezuela and the UK in Iraq, as well as the decision by a Pre-Trial Chamber not to authorise an investigation into Afghanistan. It also looks into the crisis with African states and the hostility of the United States to the institution.

International criminal courts --- International Criminal Court.

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Dieser open access Band beschäftigt sich mit völkerrechtlichen Aspekten des russischen Angriffskriegs auf die Ukraine. Drei Fragen stehen dabei im Vordergrund: Welche Folgen hat der russische Verstoß gegen das Gewaltverbot für das Völkerrecht als Rechtsordnung? Kann Putin vor dem International Strafgerichtshof in Den Haag zur Verantwortung gezogen werden? Und sind die weitreichenden Individualsanktionen der Europäischen Union gegen russische Staatsbürger rechtmäßig? Anhand dieser Überlegungen zeigt der Text generellere Entwicklungslinien im Völkerrecht auf. This text addresses the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the general development of international law. It focuses on three questions: What consequences does the Russian breach of the prohibition of violence have for international law as a legal order? Can Putin be held to account before the International Criminal Court? And are the individual EU sanctions being imposed on Russian citizens legal?

International Criminal Court. --- Putin. --- Ukraine. --- War of aggression. --- international law.

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"In recent decades, international courts have increasingly started investigating armed conflicts. However, the impact of this remains under-researched. Patrick S. Wegner closes this gap via a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the International Criminal Court in the Darfur and Lord's Resistance Army conflicts. He offers a fresh approach to peace and conflict studies, while avoiding the current quantitative focus of the literature and polarisation between critics and supporters of applying justice in conflicts. This is the first time that the impact of an international criminal court has been analysed in all its facets in two conflicts. The consequences of these investigations are much more complex and difficult to predict than most of the existing literature suggests. Recurrent claims, such as the deterrent effect of trials and the danger of blocking negotiations by the issuing of arrest warrants, are put to the test here with some surprising results"-- "In recent decades, international courts have increasingly started investigating armed conflicts. However, the impact of this remains under-researched. Patrick Wegner closes this gap via a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the International Criminal Court in the Darfur and Lord's Resistance Army conflicts. He offers a fresh approach to peace and conflict studies, while avoiding the current quantitative focus of the literature and polarisation between critics and supporters of applying justice in conflicts. This is the first time that the impact of an international criminal court has been analysed in all its facets in two conflicts. The consequences of these investigations are much more complex and difficult to predict than most of the existing literature suggests. Recurrent claims, such as the deterrent effect of trials and the danger of blocking negotiations by the issuing of arrest warrants, are put to the test here with some surprising results"--

Civil war. --- International criminal law. --- International Criminal Court.

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Acts perpetrated during the course of warfare have, through the ages, led to significant environmental destruction. These have included situations where the natural environment has intentionally been targeted as a ‘victim’, or has somehow been manipulated to serve as a ‘weapon’ of warfare. Until recently, such acts were generally regarded as an unfortunate but unavoidable element of armed conflict, despite their potentially disastrous impacts. The existing international rules have largely been ineffective and inappropriate, and have in practical terms done little to deter deliberate environmental destruction, particularly when measured against perceived military advantages. However, as the significance of the environment has come to be more widely understood and recognised, this is no longer acceptable, particularly given the ongoing development of weapons capable of widespread and significant damage. This book therefore examines the current international legal regime relevant to the intentional destruction of the environment during warfare, and argues that such acts should, in appropriate circumstances, be recognised as an international crime and should be subject to more effective rules giving rise to international criminal responsibility. It also suggests a framework within the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as to how this might be achieved.

Law of armed conflicts. Humanitarian law --- Tort and negligence --- International Criminal Court

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This is the seventy-second volume in the series ‘Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals’ (ALC) and contains the most important decisions of the International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down in the period 4 May 2017 – 8 March 2018. It is the thirteenth volume in the series containing decisions of the ICC. Given the increasing jurisprudential output of, and increasing number of cases before that court, a significant number of further volumes on ICC case law will be published in the series in the coming years. This volume is in its approach and structure similar to the previous volumes when we slightly changed our process. Thus, the book contains the full text of all the annotated decisions and judgements, including any separate, concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as annexes to the decisions. As with previous volumes, the Editors have ensured that the decisions are identical to the written original text, as issued by the ICC Press and Information Office, and which bears the signatures of the Judges, as only these can be considered as authoritative versions. In the course of our editorial work on this and previous volumes, we have occasionally discovered inconsistencies between the written original version of the decision and any available internet versions.

Law of armed conflicts. Humanitarian law --- Criminal law. Criminal procedure --- International Criminal Court