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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348227403321

Autore

Glasius Marlies.

Titolo

The International Criminal Court : a global civil society achievement / / Marlies Glasius

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2006

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006

ISBN

90-04-63915-2

90-411-1212-X

1-134-31566-X

1-134-31567-8

1-280-37737-2

9786610377374

0-203-41451-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; ; 39

Classificazione

86.84

Altri autori (Persone)

LeeRoy S. K. <1938->

Disciplina

345/.01

Soggetti

International criminal courts

Civil society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-149) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A universal criminal court : the emergence of an idea -- The global civil society campaign -- The victory : the independent prosecutor -- The defeat : no universal jurisdiction -- The controversy : gender and forced pregnancy -- The missed chance : banning weapons -- A global civil society achievement : why rejoice?

Sommario/riassunto

A new examination of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from a political science and international relations perspective. It describes the main features of the court and discusses the political negotiations and the on-going clashes between those states who oppose the court, particularly the United States, and those who defend it. It also makes these issues accessible to non-lawyers and presents effective advocacy strategies for non-governmental organizations. It also delivers essential background to the place of the US in international relations and makes a major contribution to