Theory and practice of international criminal law essays in honor of M Cherif Bassiouni

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A hard look at the soft theory of international criminal law / Mark A. Drumbl -- A modern perspective on international criminal law : accountability as a meta-right / Anja Matwijkiw and Bronik Matwijkiw -- Depoliticizing individual criminal responsibility / Bartram S. Brown -- Universal jurisdiction : a pragmatic strategy in pursuit of a moralist's vision / Diane F. Orentlicher -- Acting out against terrorism, torture, and other atrocious crimes : contemplating morality, law, and history / Christopher L. Blakesley -- Terrorizing the terrorists : an essay on the permissibility of torture / Christopher C. Joyner -- Secret detentions, secret renditions, and forced disappearances during the Bush Administration's "War" on Terror / Jordan J. Paust -- Cherif Bassiouni and the 780 commission : the gateway to the era of accountability / Michael P. Scharf -- Sexual violence as genocide : the important role played by the Bassiouni Commission in the recent development of international criminal law / Brigitte Stern and Isabell Fouchard -- The international criminal court and the transformation of international law / Leila Nadya Sadat

The international criminal court and the Congo : from theory to reality / Mahnoush H. Arsanjani and W. Michael Reisman -- Crimes against humanity : the state plan or policy element / William A. Schabas -- "The only thing left Is justice" Cherif Bassiouni, Saddam Hussein, and the quest for impartiality in international criminal law / Diane Marie Amann -- Using international human rights law to better protect victims of trafficking : the prohibitions on slavery, servitude, forced labor, and debt bondage / Anne Gallagher -- Cherif Bassiouni, the ICRC, and international humanitarian law / Yves Sandoz.