From Nuremberg to The Hague : The Future of International Criminal Justice

This 2003 collection of essays is based on five lectures organized jointly by Matrix Chambers of human rights lawyers and the Wiener Library between April and June 2002. Presented by leading experts in the field, this fascinating collection of papers examines the evolution of international criminal justice from its post World War II origins at Nuremberg through to the concrete proliferation of courts and tribunals with international criminal law jurisdictions based at The Hague today. Original and provocative, the lectures provide various stimulating perspectives on the subject of international criminal law. Topics include its corporate and historical dimension as well as a discussion of the International Criminal Court Statute and the role of the national courts. The volume offers a challenging insight into the future of international criminal legal system. This is an intelligent and thought-provoking book, accessible to anyone interested in international criminal law, from specialists to non-specialists alike. Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Notes on the contributors......Page 9 Preface......Page 11 1 The Nuremberg trials: international law in the making......Page 17 Introduction......Page 46 Complexity......Page 47 Complicity......Page 66 Complementarity......Page 79 Conclusions......Page 81 Introduction......Page 84 The International Criminal Court......Page 90 International law promotes a role for national courts......Page 98 Pinochet......Page 105 The World Court steps in......Page 111 Conclusions......Page 119 Introduction......Page 125 Three underlying issues......Page 128 The institutional problem......Page 129 The rule of law problem......Page 141 The problem of acceptability of a universal international criminal court......Page 149 Two possible solutions......Page 151 The ILC’s procedural model......Page 153 The Rome Statute: an international criminal justice system for a few crimes?......Page 161 The outcome: the ICC under the Rome Statute......Page 170 5 Prospects and issues for the International Criminal Court: lessons from Yugoslavia and Rwanda......Page 173 Prospects for credibility and legitimacy: the International Criminal Court and women......Page 177 Prospects for criminal justice: what role for the International Criminal Court?......Page 192 The International Criminal Court as a public demonstration of justice......Page 193 Upholding the rule of law: the creation of order......Page 196 Memory against forgetting: the ICC as truth-teller......Page 199 The international International Criminal Court......Page 201 Conclusion......Page 207 This Collection Of Essays Is Based On A Lecture Series Organized Jointly By Matrix Chambers Of Human Rights Lawyers And The Wiener Library Between April And June 2002. Presented By Leading Experts In The Field, This Fascinating Collection Of Papers Examines The Evolution Of International Criminal Justice From Its Post World War Ii Origins At Nuremberg Through To The Concrete Proliferation Of Courts And Tribunals With International Criminal Law Jurisdictions Based At The Hague Today. Original And Provocative, The Lectures Provide Various Stimulating Perspectives On The Subject Of International Criminal Law. Topics Include Its Corporate And Historical Dimension As Well As A Discussion Of The International Criminal Court Statute And The Role Of The National Courts. The Volume Offers A Challenging Insight Into The Future Of International Criminal Legal System. This Is An Intelligent And Thought-provoking Book, Accessible To Anyone Interested In International Criminal Law, From Specialists To Non-specialists Alike. The Nuremberg Trials: International Law In The Making / Richard Overy -- Issues Of Complexity, Complicity And Complementarity: From The Nuremberg Trials To The Dawn Of The New International Criminal Court / Andrew Clapham -- After Pinochet: The Role Of National Courts / Philippe Sands -- The Drafting Of The Rome Statute / James Crawford -- Prospects And Issues For The International Criminal Court: Lessons From Yugoslavia And Rwanda / Cherie Booth. Edited By Philippe Sands. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

This collection is based on a lecture series organized jointly by Matrix Chambers and the Wiener Library in London between April and June 2002. Leading experts present papers examining the evolution of international criminal justice from its origins at Nuremberg through to the proliferation of international courts and tribunals based at The Hague today. The lectures will provide various perspectives on the subject for anyone interested in international criminal law—from specialists to non-specialists.

Based on five lectures organized jointly by Matrix Chambers and the Wiener Library in London between April and June 2002. Leading experts examine the evolution of international criminal justice from World War II through to today. An intelligent and thought-provoking book, accessible to specialists and non-specialists alike. opinion in Britain and the United States was divided on the right of the victors to bring German leaders before a court for war crimes. The Nuremberg Military Tribunal was, as Ley realised, an experiment, almost an improvisation.