A brief history of international criminal law and International Criminal Court / Cenap Çakmak.

A Brief History of International Criminal Law and International Criminal Court; Preface; Contents; Historical Background: Evolution of International Criminal Law, Individual Criminal Accountability, and the Idea of a Permanent International Court; A Brief Historical Survey of International Criminal Law and Individual Criminal Responsibility; Part I The Evolution of International Criminal Law: A Historical Overview; Prior to World War I; The Interwar Period; The Period Between World War II and the End of the Cold War; From the End of the Cold War to the Present; Review and Analysis.

Part II Forming the International Criminal Court Developments Leading to the Establishment of the ICC Prior to the Rome Conference; The Rome Conference; The Overall Situation at the Outset of the Conference: Little Hope, Much Skepticism, Many Challenges; Negotiations at the Rome Conference; Discussions on the Crimes Proposed for the Court's Jurisdiction; Debates on Inherent or Preauthorized Jurisdiction; Negotiations Over the Authorities of the Prosecutor; No Reservations, No Statute of Limitations in the Final Statute; PrepComII Sessions in Brief.

Part III The International Criminal Court in World Politics Introduction; Overview and Significance of the International Criminal Court (ICC); The ICC Versus National Sovereignty: Analyzing ICC's Performance as a Legal and Political Institution; Global Civil Society and the ICC; US Opposition to the ICC; Conclusion; Bibliography; Official documents; Articles; Index.