This book aims to introduce the permanent International Criminal Court (ICC), and to track the efforts that preceded its foundation in addition to its relationship with the Security Council and the national judiciary. It sheds light on the variation and consistency in the stance of Arab states on the International Criminal Court and the collection and analysis of information in order to figure out the legal dimensions, and to monitor new applications of the Court and their impact on the relationship of the Arab states with the Court.
The book comprises six chapters.
Chapter One: The problem of the study and its dimensions.
Chapter Two: An Introduction to the International Criminal Court.
Chapter Three: The relationship between the International Criminal Court and national judicial systems.
Chapter Four: Towards building an integrated Arab stance on the International Criminal Court.
Chapter Five: A visualization of the future relationship between the Arab states and the International Criminal Court.
Chapter Six: Conclusion, findings and recommendations.
The study reached numerous recommendations; the following are salient:
. A unified Arab stance should be taken on the signing of Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
. Stress should be placed on the presence of Arab states representatives in the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court, this presence will contribute to achieve multiple benefits for the attendance.
. International crimes committed in the Arab territories should be investigated, and perpetrators should be punished, tolerance or failure to do so will result in the transfer of jurisdiction to the Court.
. A draft of Arab model law for crimes that fall within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court should be activated to achieve compatibility with the Statute of the Court.
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