The Rome Statute for an International Criminal Court A Commentary

International Criminal Law: A Commentary on the Rome Statute for anInternational Criminal Court offers a unique opportunity to revisit the whole ofinternational criminal law.This thematic Commentary on the Statute appraises the contribution made tointernational criminal law by post Second World War national criminal courts andby ad hoc international criminal Tribunals; re-examines the case-law developedby those courts and Tribunals; establishes to what extent the Rome Statutecodifies this body of law or instead departs from it; and makes a criticalassessment of the Rome Statute as a viable working tool for internationalcriminal justice.Written by an outstanding international team of experts under the generaleditorship of Professor Antonio Cassese, this timely companion to the burgeoningfield of international criminal law will be of interest to international legalscholars, practitioners, judges and all those interested in the administrationof international justice, as well as to all students of internationalinstitutions