Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Cambridge, 2020) issued under title: The politics and practice of individual criminal responsibility at the International Criminal Court. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : ICL between legalism and critique -- The international legal field : a practice-based perspective -- The international criminal justice field from within : demarcating the debates on criminal responsibility -- Before Rome : common law influence and the merging of morality and legality -- Drafting the Rome Statute : the battleground of ideas about criminal responsibility -- Interpreting the Rome Statute : a newfound emphasis on criminal law theory -- An overview of ICC Cases : applying the principled approach to criminal responsibility in practice -- The road to acquittals : Bemba and Gbagbo and Ble Goude -- The road to convictions : Ntaganda and Ongwen -- Concluding remarks.
Summary:
"Provides legal scholars with a comprehensive analysis of the actors and ideas that influence the development of individual criminal responsibility standards at the International Criminal Court. Presents readers from social science disciplines, including politics and sociology, with a concise and detailed explanation of criminal law concepts using an accessible language"-- Provided by publisher.
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