ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT - A REPORT ON THE FIRST AND SECOND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW CONFERENCES

• NCJ Number: 38230
• Author(s): R K WOETZEL
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 35 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Foundation for the Establishment
• Corporate Author: Johnson Foundation; Foundation for the Establishment
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAFT CONVENTION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND DRAFT STATUTE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Abstract

IT INCLUDES ACCOUNTS OF THE 1971 AND 1972 DRAFTING CONFERENCES HELD AT WINGSPREAD, THE CONFERENCE CENTER OF THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION IN RACINE, WISCONSIN, AND AT THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION CONFERENCE CENTER IN BALLAGIO, ITALY. THESE ACCOUNTS DEPICT A WEALTH OF IDEAS OF PARTICIPANTS FROM 18 COUNTRIES WHICH WENT INTO THE MAKING OF THE DRAFT CONVENTION AND DRAFT STATUTE. ALL PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES. THE TEXTS OF THE DRAFT CONVENTION AND DRAFT STATUTES, BASED ON THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE CONFERENCES, AND A COMMENTARY WHICH STATES THE BACKGROUND FOR THEIR CONTENTS, FOLLOW IN THIS PUBLICATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)