The International Criminal Court and the Crime of Aggression

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Contents: Part I: The Crime of Aggression from Nuremberg to the Rome Statute: The historical background, Umberto Leanza Origins of the criminalization of aggression: how crimes against peace became the 'Supreme International Crime', William A. Schabas Will aggressors ever be tried before the ICC?, Muhammad Aziz Shukri The debate within the preparatory commission for the International Criminal Court, Mauro Politi. Part II: The International Criminal Court and the Crime of Aggression: Questions of Definition and Jurisdiction: The definition of the crime of aggression and the ICC jurisdiction over that crime, Mohammed M. Gomaa Aggression and the ICC: views on certain ideas and their potential for a solution, Phani Dascalopoulou-Livada Defining the crime of aggression or redefining aggression?, Ioana Gabriela Stancu Definition of the crime of aggression: state responsibility or individual criminal responsibility?, Elizabeth Wilmshurst The crime of aggression: definitional options for the way forward, Hans-Peter Kaul The exercise of the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction over the crime of aggression: short term and long term prospects, Antonio YA!A+-ez-Barnuevo. Part III: The Crime of Aggression and the Relationship between the International Criminal Court and the Security Council: The respective roles of the ICC and the Security Council in determining the existence of an aggression, Giorgio Gaja Reflections on the role of the Security Council in determining an act of aggression, Saeid Mirzaee Yengejeh The ICC and the Security Council on aggression: overlapping competencies?, Paula Escarameia The ICC and the Security Council: about the argument of politicization, Marja Lehto Conclusions generales, Luigi Condorelli. Part IV: Afterword: The International Criminal Court and the Crime of Aggression: From the Preparatory Commission to the Assembly of States Parties and Beyond: An outsider's view, Giuseppe Nesi An insider's view, Silvia A. FernA!ndez de Gurmendi Index.