The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
Author: Victor Tsilonis
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2019-11-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3030215261

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 substantive competence, i.e. the core crimes (Article 5-8bis Rome Statute, i.e. genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, crime of aggression) the principle of complementarity (Article 17§1 (a) Rome Statute) The latter governs the ICC's ‘ultimate jurisdiction’, since it is not merely sufficient for a crime to be within the Court's jurisdiction (according to the substantive, geographical, personal and temporal jurisdictional criteria), but the State Party must also be unwilling or unable genuinely to carry out the investigation or prosecution. Finally yet importantly, the main ‘negative preconditions’ for the Court’s jurisdiction, i.e. immunities (Article 27 Rome Statute) and exceptions via Security Council referrals are thoroughly examined.The book is an excellent resource for scholars as well as practitioners and notably contributes to the existing literature.

Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in Europe

Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in Europe
Author: Hans-Jörg Albrecht
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 691
Release: 2013-02-06
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004250786

This unique collection of essays celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the seminal journal the European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, as well as the outstanding and uninterrupted work over that period of its founding Editor-in-Chief, Professor Cyrille Fijnaut. The volume consists of a selection of some of the most ground-breaking articles published over the past twenty years, covering the three areas of focus of the journal: problems of crime, developments in criminal law and changes in criminal justice. It thus explores such diverse issues as the problems of crime in Central and Eastern Europe after the disappearance of the Soviet Union and the collapse of Yugoslavia; the allocation of criminal law power in the European Union; police cooperation in the border areas of the Member States; the criminalization of white collar crime; the establishment of European police services and of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office; new forms of criminal justice cooperation between the Member States; and many others. The journal's unique multidisciplinary approach and its commitment to offer insights from a wide variety of European countries and language areas ensure that a varied range of perspectives are offered on the topics discussed. The result is an enlightening and highly readable anthology, shedding light on the extraordinary developments that have taken place in the area of crime and punishment in Europe.

California Penal Code and Evidence Code 2014 Book 1 of 2

California Penal Code and Evidence Code 2014 Book 1 of 2
Author: John Snape
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 726
Release: 2014-02-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1312053356

This is the California Penal Code for 2014. It also includes the Evidence Code. The entire set of laws are included, and is current up until January 1, 2014. This is book 1 of 2. Book 2 is also available. We've tried to make these books as economical for the reader as possible. We're fed up with overly expensive legal books, and we've heard from many who are, too.