Global justice or global revenge? : international criminal justice at the crossroads : philosophical reflections on the prinicples of the international legal order published on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation of the International Progress Organization

Introduction.- The developing idea and practice of international criminal justice in the context of state sovereignty and individual responsibility: Preliminary remarks; The rationale of universal jurisdiction; The dilemma of international criminal justice in the framework of state-centered international law: The question of enforcement; Efforts towards international criminal justice since the 19th century; The primary avenues of international criminal justice: A critical appraisal; Problems of the application of universal jurisdiction by the ICC under the conditions of a unipolar world order.- Humanitarian intervention in the context of modern power politics: The concept of humanitarian intervention and its historical background; The development of international law and the prohibition of the use of force in the 20th century; The revival of interventionism in the new imperial order of the 21st century; The doctrine of humanitarian intervention and the de facto reintroduction of the jus ad bellum; The renaissance of power politics in humanitarian clothes - The end of international law?.- The United Nations, the international rule of law and terrorism: The United Nations Organization in the global power constellation; Obstacles to the enforcement of the international rule of law in a unipolar power structure; The dilemma faced by the United Nations in the fight against terrorism; The history of United Nations codification efforts and measures against terrorism; The way out of the dilemma: Comprehensive definition of terrorism by means of integration into existing instruments of international humanitarian law and international criminal law; The conditions for a consistent anti-terrorist policy of the United Nations.- Annex: Memorandum on the indictments by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (1999); International criminal justice and power politics: The Lockerbie case (UN observer reports); The Baku Declaration on Global Dialogue and Peaceful Co-Existence Among Nations and the Threats Posed by International Terrorism (2001).- Bibliography.- Legal instruments, conventions, decisions and documents related to issues of international law, with an emphasis on international criminal law and international humanitarian law.- Bibliographical references.- Index of names.- Index of subjects.- Glossary of acronyms.- Selected publications by Hans Kochler in the field of international relations