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Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Documentary History

NCJ Number
177309
Editor(s)
M C Bassiouni
Date Published
1998
Length
821 pages
Annotation
This volume documents the founding of the International Criminal Court.
Abstract
The book contains a historical survey (1919-1998) of efforts to establish the International Criminal Court (ICC). It also includes the complete texts of 16 United Nations documents, with histories, on the following topics: (1) Rome Statute (1998); (2-4) Reports of the Preparatory Committee (1998); (5) Report of the Inter-Sessional Meeting (1998); (6-8) Decisions Taken by the Preparatory Committee; (9-10) Reports of the Preparatory Committee; (11) Report of the Ad Hoc Committee; (12) Report of the International Law Commission; (13) Study on Ways and Means of Ensuring the Implementation of International Instruments Such as the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, Including the Establishment of the International Jurisdiction Envisaged by the Convention; (14) Draft Statute for an International Criminal Court (1952); (15) Revised Draft Statute (1954); and (16) Draft Statute: International Criminal Tribunal (1993). Notes