The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

• Main Author: Tsilonis, Victor (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: International criminal law.; Transnational crime.; International organization.; International humanitarian law.; International law.; Human rights.; International Criminal Law .; Transnational Crime.; International Organization.; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.; Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations.; Human Rights.

The book provides a holistic examination of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The main focus is placed on the three pillars which form the ICC's foundation pursuant to the Rome Statute: the preconditions to the exercise of its jurisdiction (Article 12 Rome Statute) the...

Table of Contents:

• The Definition of International Crime
• The Preconditions for the International Criminal Court to Exercise its Jurisdiction
• The Crime of Genocide and the International Criminal Court's Jurisdiction
• Crimes Against Humanity Under the ICC's Jurisdiction
• The ICC's Jurisdiction Over War Crimes
• The Crime of Aggression: The Birth of a Crime
• Immunities Under Art. 27 ICCRSt and the ICC's Jurisdiction
• The ICC's Jurisdiction Following a Security Council's Referral of a Situation Concerning Citizens of States Non-Parties to the ICC:the Situation in Sudan and Libya (Art. 25 UN Charter & 13(b)ICCRSt)
• The Awakening Hypothesis of the Complementarity Principle.