State sovereignty and international criminal law: Versailles to Rome

Title: State sovereignty and international criminal law: Versailles to Rome
Creator: Maogoto, Jackson Nyamuya
Relation: International and Comparative Criminal Law Series
Relation: http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=227&pid=27872
Publisher: Transnational Publishers Inc
Resource Type: book
Date: 2003
Description: This text shows how there has been a concerted effort, since the end of World War I, to curb a state's power and freedom of action through the concept of international accountability to a set of recognized rules and norms. A state not only is to adhere to these rules but also can be sanctioned by an international penal process through enforcement of international criminal law. Adoption of the Rome Statute and the creation of the International Criminal Court are the culmination of many years of effort to challenge the power of state action. Scholars and students of international law with an interest in international criminal law will find this volume an interesting narrative of how the developments of international penal mechanisms of the 20th century have contributed to a diminution of state sovereignty.
Subject: sovereignty; criminal law; penal mechanisms
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/44453
Identifier: uon:5760
Identifier: ISBN:157105295X
Language: eng