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The recent emergence of many new states and the creation of a large
number of international institutions have resulted in considerable
growth in the number of persons having diplomatic status. However,
an unfortunate side-effect of this growth has been a corresponding
increase in the number of attacks on diplomatic personnel, as
symbolic figures diplomats are targets for all types of political
violence. This book provides an in-depth examination of the legal
and non-legal regimes directed towards the protection of diplomatic
personnel around the world. It examines the theoretical and
practical justifications for the granting of special protection to
such personnel and also particular recent developments in
international law relating to the prevention of terrorism and the
development of international criminal law, including the
International Criminal Court.
The recent emergence of many new states and the creation of a large
number of international institutions have resulted in considerable
growth in the number of persons having diplomatic status. However,
an unfortunate side-effect of this growth has been a corresponding
increase in the number of attacks on diplomatic personnel, as
symbolic figures diplomats are targets for all types of political
violence. This book provides an in-depth examination of the legal
and non-legal regimes directed towards the protection of diplomatic
personnel around the world. It examines the theoretical and
practical justifications for the granting of special protection to
such personnel and also particular recent developments in
international law relating to the prevention of terrorism and the
development of international criminal law, including the
International Criminal Court.
Attempts to try individuals such as Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam
Hussein for international crimes and the creation of the
International Criminal Court highlight the growing currency and
importance of international criminal law as a discipline in its own
right. Contemporary importance and academic interest in the subject
is rapidly eclipsing that in the more mainstream discipline of
human rights. For practitioners, scholars and students of
international criminal law (ICL), this unique collection provides
access to the core international instruments in one convenient
volume. Containing seventy-nine principal documents on ICL dating
from 1919 to 2005, this user-friendly book organizes the documents
around generally recognised categories of international crimes,
such as war crimes, crimes against humanity and terrorism. It also
includes constitutive instruments of the most important
international, domestic and hybrid tribunals, including the Statute
of the International Criminal Court, its rules of procedure and
elements of crimes. Principal international and regional
instruments which deal with the facilitation of a truly
international system of criminal justice, in the form of
extradition and mutual assistance are also included. Each document
has been carefully edited to present information that is directly
relevant to international criminal law while all extraneous
material has been excluded. Most importantly, each extract has its
own introduction which provides the reader with official citations,
parties, date of entry into force, an outline of the legislative
history, links to related documents and a brief commentary
analyzing and contextualizing the principal provisions.
Attempts to try individuals such as Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam
Hussein for international crimes and the creation of the
International Criminal Court highlight the growing currency and
importance of international criminal law as a discipline in its own
right. Contemporary importance and academic interest in the subject
is rapidly eclipsing that in the more mainstream discipline of
human rights. For practitioners, scholars and students of
international criminal law (ICL), this unique collection provides
access to the core international instruments in one convenient
volume. Containing seventy-nine principal documents on ICL dating
from 1919 to 2005, this user-friendly book organizes the documents
around generally recognised categories of international crimes,
such as war crimes, crimes against humanity and terrorism. It also
includes constitutive instruments of the most important
international, domestic and hybrid tribunals, including the Statute
of the International Criminal Court, its rules of procedure and
elements of crimes. Principal international and regional
instruments which deal with the facilitation of a truly
international system of criminal justice, in the form of
extradition and mutual assistance are also included. Each document
has been carefully edited to present information that is directly
relevant to international criminal law while all extraneous
material has been excluded. Most importantly, each extract has its
own introduction which provides the reader with official citations,
parties, date of entry into force, an outline of the legislative
history, links to related documents and a brief commentary
analyzing and contextualizing the principal provisions.
The disciplines of international law and international relations
are inextricably linked. Both are concerned with the activities of
states and with predicting how states behave and on what basis.For
the international lawyer, however, the key concern is the role of
the law. On the other hand, political scientists have traditionally
regarded international law with skepticism, if not contempt. In
recent years new approaches in both disciplines have seen moves
towards greater interdisciplinary collaboration. Indeed, at the
start of the twenty-first century, theorists from both disciplines
are talking actively about the development of a dual agenda of
international law and international relations. This means that
students of international relations need increasingly to be
familiar with the terminology and methodology of international
law.This essential introductory text examines the key concepts in
international law with a view to illuminating them in the context
of international relations. The first part of the book provides
coverage of theoretical issues, addressing questions such as: How
does international law work? How is international law made? and To
whom does international law apply? The second part examines
international law in context, focusing on the role of treaties and
customary international law, the role of individuals in
international law and the legal control of the use of force. It
also uses case-study material including an examination of the
Pinochet litigation.
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