Statute of the International Criminal Court A Documentary History

The 1998 Statute of the International Criminal Court was the realization (albeit imperfect) of the oldest & longest-postponed item on the UN agenda, a judicial arm that could enforce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights & the Genocide Convention. For scholars studying this slow but crucial development in the international law of war crimes, crimes against humanity, & genocide, here is the essential documentary history: the draft statutes of 1951, 1953, 1981, & 1994, along with various related reports, the 1998 Statute, & commentary by Professor Bassiouni, who chaired the Drafting Committee of the 1998 Statute. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has provided a Preface.Bassiouni, M. Cherif is the author of 'Statute of the International Criminal Court A Documentary History', published 1999 under ISBN 9781571050953 and ISBN 1571050957.