Galand critically spells out a comprehensive conception of the nature and effects of Security Council referrals that responds to the various limits to the International Criminal Court's exercise of jurisdiction over situations that concern nationals and territories of non-party States.

Report of the 29th UN Issues Conference sponsored by The Stanley Found., Feb. 20-22, 1998, on the proposed International Criminal Court (ICC). The purpose of this conference was to bring together key players from national delegations, the non-governmental organization community, & ICC experts to discuss the relationship between the ICC & the Security Council, the independence of the prosecutor, & other controversial issues with the hope of moving toward consensus. Participants assessed the strengths & weaknesses of the current draft statute & explored how to ensure the integrity & neutrality of the court while at the same time recognizing & accommodating the Security Council's role in securing international peace & justice.

Drawing on both theory and practice, this insightful book offers a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), centred on the referral mechanism. Arguing that the legal nature of the referral must be conceptualized as a conferral of powers from the UNSC to the ICC, the author explores the complex legal relationship between interacting international organizations.

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court entered into force in 2002 and the ICC will soon be fully operational. Earlier in the ICC process, an international conference was held in Trento to address a specific issue that is still unresolved in the post-Rome negotiations: the crime of aggression. Article 5 of the ICC Statute includes aggression, yet the Statute postpones the exercise of its jurisdiction over the crime of aggression until such time as further provisions have been prepared on the definition of this crime and on the related conditions for the Court's intervention. This important volume collects the papers given by the participants at the Trento Conference. The volume is divided into three parts: the historical background of the crime of aggression; the definition of the crime of aggression, in light of proposals in the Preparatory Commission; and various points of view on the relationship between the Court's competence in adjudicating cases of alleged crimes of aggression and the Security Council's competence.

Explores the legal powers, limits and potential of the often misunderstood but highly important United Nations Security Council.