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ABOUT THE BOOK

This book engages in a critical examination of the theoretical framework of contemporary international criminal-law (ICL) scholarship vis-a-vis Third World Approach to the International Law (TWAIL). It attempts to explore the genesis, growth and fundamental formulations such as legislative, adjudicatory and implementation cycles of the International Criminal Court. It endeavors to encapsulate the political economy of simmering differences and discontents between Global North and Global South regard to the ICC. It attempts to demystify concepts like individual Criminal Responsibility/Sovereign immunity, Responsibility to Protect (R2P), Complementarity and powers of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in relation with the ICC. It further explores the prosecutorial model of International Criminal Justice System and maps out the effects and significance of prosecutorial model and advocates restorative justice or socio economic tilt that may be helpful in creation of effective inclusive space to heel the wound of sufferers in conflict zones.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction

II. International Criminal Law and The International Criminal Court

III. International Criminal Law and Sovereignty

IV. Relationship between the United Nations Security Council and the International Criminal Court

V. Conclusion and Recommendations