Thursday, August 14, 2008

Sadat & Scharf: The Theory and Practice of International Criminal Law

Leila Nadya Sadat (Washington Univ., St. Louis - Law) & Michael P. Scharf (Case Western Reserve Univ. - Law) have published The Theory and Practice of International Criminal Law: Essays in Honor of M. Cherif Bassiouni (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2008). Contents include:
  • Leila Nadya Sadat & Michael P. Scharf, Foreword: Taking Aim at the Sky
  • Louise Arbour, El Hassan bin Talal, Glen Weissenberger, & Ved P. Nanda, Dedications
  • Mark A. Drumbl, A Hard Look at the Soft Theory of International Criminal Law
  • Anja Matwijkiw & Bronik Matwijkiw, A Modern Perspective on International Criminal Law: Accountability as a Meta-Right
  • Bartram S. Brown, Depoliticizing Individual Criminal Responsibility
  • Diane F. Orentlicher, Universal Jurisdiction: A Pragmatic Strategy in Pursuit of a Moralist’s Vision
  • Christopher L. Blakesley, Acting Out Against Terrorism, Torture, and Other Atrocious Crimes: Contemplating Morality, Law, and History
  • Christopher C. Joyner, Terrorizing the Terrorists: An Essay on the Permissibility of Torture
  • Jordan J. Paust, Secret Detentions, Secret Renditions, and Forced Disappearances During the Bush Administration’s “War” on Terror
  • Michael P. Scharf, Cherif Bassiouni and the 780 Commission: The Gateway to the Era of Accountability
  • Brigitte Stern & Isabell Fouchard, Sexual Violence as Genocide: The Important Role Played by the Bassiouni Commission in the Recent Development of International Criminal Law
  • Leila Nadya Sadat, The International Criminal Court and the Transformation of International Law
  • Mahnoush H. Arsanjani & W. Michael Reisman, The International Criminal Court and the Congo: From Theory to Reality
  • William A. Schabas, Crimes against Humanity: The State Plan or Policy Element
  • Diane Marie Amann, “The Only Thing Left Is Justice”: Cherif Bassiouni, Saddam Hussein, and the Quest for Impartiality in International Criminal Law
  • Anne Gallagher, Using International Human Rights Law to Better Protect Victims of Trafficking: The Prohibitions on Slavery, Servitude, Forced Labor, and Debt Bondage
  • Yves Sandoz, Cherif Bassiouni, the ICRC, and International Humanitarian Law