Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

"On 1st July 2008, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court entered into force enabling the ICC, as laid down in the Preamble to the Statute, to affirm "that the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole must not go unpunished and that their effective prosecution must be ensured by taking measures at national level and by enhancing international cooperation". In the second edition of their Commentary, Otto Triffterer and a number of eminent legal practitioners and scholars in the field of international criminal law give a detailed article-by-article analysis of both the Statute as well as the "Elements of Crime" and the "Rules of Procedure and Evidence", adopted by the Assembly of States Parties in 2002, and the "Regulations of the Court", adopted by the Judges of the ICC in 2004. The second edition is a substantially revised and significantly amended version of the first edition of 1999, considering the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as well as other international, "semi-international" or national courts and the relevant literature since 1999. The Commentary will be an invaluable aid to all practitioners and scholars dealing with the Rome Statute and the jurisdiction established by its "Complementarity Regime"."--Bloomsbury Publishing

In the third edition of their much acclaimed commentary, Otto Triffterer, Kai Ambos and a number of eminent legal practitioners and scholars in the field of international criminal law give a detailed article-by-article analysis of the Statute, as well as the 'Elements of Crime' and the 'Rules of Procedure and Evidence' adopted by the Assembly of States Parties in 2002, and the 'Regulations of the Court'. The Second Edition was winner of the 2009 American Society of International Law Certificate of Merit for High Technical Craftsmanship and Utility to Practicing Lawyers and Scholars. Praise for the Second Edition 'Clearly written by experts in the field, skillfully edited, the commentary will prove indispensible to any serious scholar or practitioner of international criminal law.' German Yearbook of International Law '..indispensable for both academic international lawyers and practitioners, whether at public service or in private practice.' Alexander Orakhelashvili, European Journal of International Law