ICC Jurisprudence and the Development of International Humanitarian Law

This book explores how International Humanitarian Law (IHL) has been developed in the jurisprudence and practice of the International Criminal Court (ICC). A partial focus is given to the phenomenon of child soldiering which became symptomatic for the early practice of the ICC. The book provides rea...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Faix, Martin (Editor), Svaček, Ondřej (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Global Issues
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1- The Contribution of the International Criminal Court to the development of International Humanitarian Law
  • Part I: Methodology of law-finding before the International Criminal Court
  • Chapter 2- Freezing or consolidating the development of war crimes law? The International Criminal Court and the role of judicial innovation
  • Chapter 3- The development of international humanitarian law in the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Court: Formulation and interpretation of Article 8 of the Rome Statute
  • Chapter 4: Comparing international criminal tribunals’ interpretive approaches to international humanitarian law
  • Chapter 5- Human Rights Rules and Principles in the Legal Regime of the International Criminal Court: Refining the Super-legality Approach. Part II: Developments in respect of the substantive elements of international criminal law
  • Chapter 6 -The contribution of the International Criminal Court towards conflict classification from Lubanga to Ongwen: Demystifying or muddying the notion of ‘protracted armed conflict’ under Article 8(2)(f) of the Rome Statute
  • Chapter 7 -The International Criminal Court and the protection of child soldiers against intra-party violence
  • Chapter 8- ‘Regularly Constituted’ Courts of Non-State Armed Groups between Rome and Geneva
  • Chapter 9- The interplay between international and national law in Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace. Chapter 10-Contextualizing Ongwen at the ICC: Underlying narratives and the expressivist function of judgments