M Cherif Bassiouni was a towering figure in international law. He was personally connected to some of the most historically relevant moments of the past century: the Suez War; the…

Written by one of the world’s pioneers and leading authorities on international criminal law, this text book covers the history, nature, and sources of international criminal law; the ratione personae…

Containing government proposals made during the 1995-1998 sessions of the Ad Hoc and Preparatory Committees and many more, these versions show the complete textual evolution of each article in legislative…

This innovative and important book applies classical Sunni Muslim legal and religious doctrine to contemporary issues surrounding armed conflict. In doing so it shows that the shari'a and Islamic law…

This book retraces the evolution of crimes against humanity and their application in terms of both historic legal analysis and subject-matter content. A list of all countries that have enacted…

The ‘Guidelines'provide a thorough and welcome framework to ensure clarity and consistency throughout the processes of creating, investigating, reporting and follow-up for fact finding bodies to provide necessary documentation which…

Global Trends: Law, Policy & Justice is a Festschrift for Professor Giuliana Ziccardi Capaldo which offers a broad and challenging view of the changing world society and the implications of…