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International criminal court : structure, power, limitations relevance

Prerna Sinha

International criminal court : structure, power, limitations relevance - BangaloreBangalore NLSIU 2011 - 95 p. ; 25 cm.

Contents ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ; NEED FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ; 2.1 Impunity to the Perpetrators of International Crimes in the Conflict of Non- International Character; 2.2 Need of International Criminal Law for the Protection of Human Rights ; 2.3 The need for International Criminal Court (ICC) ; CREATION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ; 3.1 CHRONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT OF ICC ; 3.1.1 The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials ; 3.1.2 International Law Commission ; 3.1.3 The ad hoc Tribunals ; 3.2 ABOUT THE COURT ; 3.2.1 Jurisdiction and Admissibility ; 3.2.2 Structure of the Court ; 3.3 CRIMES PROSECUTED BY THE COURT ; 3.3.1 Genocide ; 3.3.2 Crimes against Humanity ; 3.3.3 War crimes ; 3.3.4 The Crime of Aggression ; 3.3.5 Heads of State Not Immune ; LACK OF ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM AT THE DISPOSAL OF ICC ; 4.1 Co- operation of States and Non- state Parties in the Enforcement Mechanism ; 4.2 Reliance upon State Co- operation ; 4.3 Models of co- operation ; 4.4 Co- operation of States under the ICTY and the ICTR scheme ; 4.5 Co- operation of States under the ICC Scheme ; 4.6 Co- operation of States not party to the Rome Statute (non- party States) ; 4.7 Consequences in case of non-co-operation ; 4.7.1 State parties ; 4.7.2 Non- state Parties ; 4.8 Situation in Darfur: A Case Study ; 4.8.1 Background of the conflict ; 4.8.2 Reference to the ICC ; 4.8.3 The ICTY regime ; 4.8.4 The ICC regime ; STANDPOINTS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES TO THE ICC WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE USA; 5.1 Role of U.S.A. to Nullify the Potential of ICC ; 5.2 Standpoints of Other Countries ; INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND INDIA ; 6.1 Analysis of various grounds of objection to accede to the ICC Statute ; 6.1.1 Lack of Opt in provision! Consent based jurisdiction ; 6.1.2 Concern Regarding the Role of the Security Council and Prosecutors Role ; 6.1.3 Bilateral Immunity Treaty and Its Implications ; 6.1.4 Inclusion of Non-International Armed Conflict Situation ; 6.1.5 Non-inclusion of Terrorism and Nuclear First Action as Crimes ; 6.1.6 The Sovereignty Argument ; 6.2 Indian criminal legal framework and level of consonance with ICC Statute ; 6.2.1 Analysis of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Level of Consonance ; 6.2.2 Torture and Forced Disappearances ; 6.2.3 Communal Violence Issue ; 6.2.4 Inordinate Delay in Adjudication ; 6.2.5 Constitutional Protection 6.2.6 Level of Consonance ; 6.3 Why India Should Join ICC? ; 6.4 Lack of Basis for Sovereignty Argument ; 6.5 The Way Forward ; 6.6 Relevance of the International Criminal Court in the Context of Initiatives for Justice and Accountability for the Gujarat Carnage of 2002 ; 6.6.1 A culture of impunity ; SUGGESTIONS& CONCLUSION ; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ANNEXURE A - SELECT TEXT OF THE ROME STATUTE; ANNEXURE B - LIST OF STATE PARTIES TO THE ROME STATUTE.