The International Criminal Court
Subtitle: a global civil society achievement
By: Marlies Glasius.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Routledge advances in international relations and global politics
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: International Criminal Court; International criminal courts; Civil society
Description: "This book examines the main features 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 ongoing clashes between those states that oppose the Court, particularly the United States, and those that defend it. The second aim of the book is to understand the negotiations on the establishment of the ICC as an example of how international decision-making is influenced by global civil society. Finally, it asks whether such global civil society influence is really to be welcomed as a democratic or ethical contribution to international politics."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
Table of contents: title: A universal criminal court : the emergence of an idea; title: The global civil society campaign; title: The victory : the independent prosecutor; title: The defeat : no universal jurisdiction; title: The controversy : gender and forced pregnancy; title: The missed chance : banning weapons; title: A global civil society achievement. Why rejoice?