International Criminal Court

Taylor & Francis

The International Criminal CourtA Global Civil Society Achievement\nAuthor(s): Marlies Glasius\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415333955, 978-0415333955\nSynopsis\nA new examination of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from a political science and international relations perspective. \n\nIt describes the main features of the court and discusses the political negotiations and the on-going clashes between those states who oppose the court, particularly the United States, and those who defend it. It also makes these issues accessible to non-lawyers and presents effective advocacy strategies for non-governmental organizations. It also delivers essential background to the place of the US in international relations and makes a major contribution to thinking about the ICCs future. \n\nWhile global civil society does not deliver global democracy, it does contribute to more transparent, more deliberative and more et.